Children / Minors

This EMN Synthesis Report summarises the main findings of National Reports produced by twenty-two of the EMN National Contact Points (EMN NCPs) from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Margaret Regan knows the Arizona border tensions up close. The Tucson journalist has written on migration from Mexico over the past decade and has poured her experience into “The Death of Josseline: Immigration Stories from the Arizona-Mexico Borderlands,” published by Beacon Press in February. The book focuses on Josseline Hernandez, a 14-year-old girl whose death during her crossing underscores the danger and chaos in the region. Regan believes Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigration overlooks a serious problem: the rising number of migrant deaths.

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is seeking information for a study on the protection of the rights of the child in the context of migration. The study is being prepared in implementation of United Nations Human Rights Council resolution 12/6 entitled "Human Rights of Migrants: Migration and the Human Rights of the Child."

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of migrants, Jorge A. Bustamante, called on the Japanese government to increase the protection of migrants, both regular and irregular, and their families.

“They still face a range of challenges,” he said at the end of a nine-day visit to Japan*, “including racism and discrimination, exploitation, a tendency by the judiciary and police to ignore their rights, and the overall lack of a comprehensive immigration policy that incorporates human rights protection.”

Migration affects an estimated 83 million children in China, compromising one of the most vulnerable groups of children in the country, Dr. Hana Brixi, UNICEF China Office-in-Charge and chief of Social Policy and Economic Analysis said Friday, to mark Universal Children's Day, in Beijing.