
Migrant and Refugee Children
All too often, the thousands of unaccompanied children arriving in foreign lands without parents or caregivers find themselves trapped in their status as migrants, with officials giving little consideration to their vulnerabilities and needs as children. They may be denied access to adequate medical services and education, abused and mistreated by police, guards, and other detainees, and unable to seek asylum. They may languish in jail-like detention facilities, in conditions that are often degrading and inhumane, and many children are held in cells with adults who are strangers. Children held in detention, particularly for long periods with no release in sight, suffer lasting consequences, physically and mentally. Detention can create new traumas or exacerbate previous ones.
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Colombia/Venezuela: Border Area Abuses by Armed Groups
Killings, Disappearances, Child Recruitment, Forced Displacement
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France: Afghan Evacuees Need Mental Health Support
French Authorities Should Provide More Assistance
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Lebanon: Credible Plans Needed on Education Crisis
Donors Should Press Ministry to Improve Access, Transparency; End Policy Barriers
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Bangladesh: Restore and Strengthen Capacity of Community-Led Schools in Rohingya Camp
Joint Statement
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US Immigration Enforcement and US Obligations Under the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)
Written Testimony Submitted to the US State Department and other Federal Agencies, Alison Parker, US Program, Human Rights Watch
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Egypt: Forced Returns of Eritrean Asylum Seekers
Children, Adults Arbitrarily Detained, Denied Access to UN Refugee Agency
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US: Slow Progress on Human Rights
High-Level Pronouncements Marred by Systemic Racism, Abuse of Asylum Seekers