Kids Empowerment’s Publications
Country Reports Regarding the Reception of Children on the Move
Our country reports address the following topics affecting children on the move:
- Respect of children’s basic fundamental rights (access to education, health, housing, right to be heard…) without discrimination;
- Child access to justice/information;
- Whether the child is primarily considered as a child or a migrant;
- If there exist special procedures for a child to claim international protection (speedy process…);
- Conditions in reception centers: compliance with child protection minimum standards (separated from adults?… detention?);
- Principles around family reunification/non-separation;
- Age assessment/identification procedure;
- Guardianship;
- If there exist special measures to project against abuse, violence, exploitation and trafficking;
- Deportation/automatic returns;
- Whether the best interest of the child is considered throughout the entire process;
- If the view of the child taken into account in decisions process;
- Does age of the child affect his eligibility to access certain services;
- Status of the child when he/she turns 18.
Children or Brides? What Is the Legal Status for Migrant Child Brides?
Proceedings from the conference held on July 20th 2017 in Paris