EU: Access to a lawyer in juvenile justice proceedings remains a key concern in several EU Member States

EU: Access to a lawyer in juvenile justice proceedings remains a key concern in several EU Member States

In April 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and partners organized two online workshops for legal practitioners from six EU Member States who work with children in conflict with the law. These workshops follow up on the Transnational Exchange Roundtable held in March 2025 in Brussels and aim to explore specific issues in greater depth and strengthen legal assistance for children in conflict with the law.

ICJ and partners intervene at the UN Committee on the Rights of a Child, in a case concerning immigration detention of a child

ICJ and partners intervene at the UN Committee on the Rights of a Child, in a case concerning immigration detention of a child

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with the AIRE Centre (Advice on Individual Rights in Europe), the Dutch Council for Refugees and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) submitted today a third party intervention in the Communicated case No. 193/2022, before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

The case concerns immigration detention of an 11-year-old girl from Afghanistan together with her older sister and parents, pending transfer to another EU Member State according to the EU Dublin Regulation.

The interveners focus in their submission on the prohibition of immigration detention of children, including when accompanied by family members, the right to be heard, access to information and legal representation and age assessment in the migration context.

The full intervention can be read here.

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