Refugees and Migrants
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.
News
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Malaysia: Urgently Revise Emergency Ordinance
Immunity, Police Powers for Military Raise Risk of Abuse
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Top US Officials Knew of Harm Caused by Separating Families
Bad Policy, Planning and Heartlessness of ‘Zero Tolerance’ at Border
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Yemen: International Justice Efforts Needed
Pandemic, Obstruction of Aid Expose Devastated Healthcare System
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Rohingya Arrested in Myanmar Just for Traveling
Oppressed Ethnic Group Denied Right to Freedom of Movement
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US: ‘Remain in Mexico’ Harms Children, Families
Two Years into Program, Thousands Face Violence, Trauma, Uncertainty
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Bangladesh: Halt Rohingya Relocations to Remote Island
Transfers Need Independent Assessment, Refugees’ Informed Consent
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