respectme launch stage three of the #ChooseRespect Campaign

Date: 17th April 2019
Category: Mental health, Equal protection from violence, Freedom of thought, conscience and religion, Bullying, Non-discrimination, Respect for the views of the child, Best interests of the child, Right to life, survival and development, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

respect me have launched stage three of the Choose Respect anti-bullying campaign which focuses on the theme of ‘Building Empathy’.

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Are we protecting the rights of children whose families cross international borders?

Date: 12th February 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Access to appropriate information, Family reunification, Care Experienced children, Protection from abuse or neglect, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Awareness-raising, Best interests of the child, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB) have created a factsheet for social workers and any professional protecting children on the impact Brexit may have on children and families who are crossing, or separated by, international boarders living in the UK.

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UN Committee concludes that Denmark’s decision to deport child at risk from FGM is a violation of child’s human rights

Date: 12th September 2018
Category: Protection from abuse or neglect, Optional protocol on a communications procedure, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has concluded that Denmark’s decision to deport a child at risk from female genital mutilation (FGM) is a violation of the child’s human rights.

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New Council of Europe Handbook for Local Authorities on Human Rights

Date: 3rd April 2018
Category: Non-discrimination, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

A new human rights handbook has been launched by the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities. The handbook encourages local authorities to promote human rights in their policies and sets out many examples of good practice. Notably, it discusses the role local authorities must play in protecting the rights of asylum-seeking children, children from Gypsy/Traveller backgrounds and LGBTI children.

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New report highlights how European countries can support refugee children

Date: 17th January 2018
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

Eurochild and SOS Children's Villages have released a research report which aims to help child protection services in European countries respond to the needs of refuge and migrant children, including unaccompanied children.

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Scheme for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to be expanded

Date: 12th December 2017
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

The UK government has introduced legislation to extend a scheme which ensures the care responsibilities of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children is shared by local authorities to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Immigration Minister announced.

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New General Comments on human rights of children migrants

Date: 27th November 2017
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children, Children in situations of exploitation, General measures of implementation

New 'General Comments' are available on the human rights of children in the context of international migration.

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Asylum: up to 400 refugee children stranded in France

Date: 29th October 2017
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

As many as 400 unaccompanied refugee children who claim to have relatives in the UK are trapped in France, where their asylum cases are not being actively considered, human rights lawyers have said in a new report.

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The refuge of family – how the UK government can help refugee children

Date: 2nd October 2017
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Family reunification, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

"The refuge of family" provides an in-depth look at how the UK can make a vital contribution to children's safety in the context of the global refugee crisis by making it easier for them to reach family in the UK via official routes.

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Migrant and refugee children and youth more vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

A new UNICEF report has revealed the extent to which children and young people face abuse on migration routes, with up to three-quarters at risk of abuse, trafficking, or exploitation.

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