38 organizations ask the European Council to address migrant - TopicsExpress



          

38 organizations ask the European Council to address migrant childrens rights. As 15% of the worlds global migrant population, children and youth under age 20 - Are vulnerable - Lack access to services such as education and health - Face apprehension based on their parents status The group asks the Council to 1. Reaffirm a commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC), the Treaty on the European Union and the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights (the Charter). 2. End discrimination in access to services, protection and justice on the basis of migration or residence status. 3. End the immigration detention of children. 4. Operationalise existing commitments and make child rights a reality for every child
Posted on: Sun, 25 May 2014 21:15:00 +0000

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