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EU: Towards ending detention of migrant children

On 23-24 January, the ICJ will hold two events in Brussels on the impact of immigration detention on children and on alternatives to detention for migrant children. The events mark the end of the CADRE project, which the ICJ implemented jointly with national and international partners over the last two years. The project sought to […]

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Webinar: Care for migrant children in the EU

On Wednesday 30 November 10.00-11.30 CET, the International Commission of Jurists is organizing a webinar on Care for migrant children in the EU: Case management and integrating migrant children in mainstream child protection systems. The webinar will discuss the needs of children out of care that also apply to migrant children, and consequently how to […]

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Roundtable: EU is able to welcome refugees and treat them in line with international human rights standards

During the International Roundtable on the Rights of Migrants and Refugees in the European Union, held by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partner organizations Immigration Council of Ireland, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, the Greek Council for Refugees and Forum for Human Rights, judges, lawyers, experts and NGO representatives from Italy, Greece, the Czech […]

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EU: Care for migrant children in mainstream child protection systems

Immigration detention of children is unlawful according to international law and States are obliged to implement alternatives to detention. One of the best solutions for unaccompanied children is their placement into mainstream child protection systems, which already works well in some countries in the EU, an ICJ webinar was told. During the webinar on Placement […]

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