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A.D. v. Spain, UNCRC Committee, Communication No. 21/2017, Views of 4 February 2020

Mar 10, 2023

In this case, the applicant claims that the failure of the State to recognize the validity of the original copies of his official identity documents and his refusal to undergo unnecessary tests to assess his age led to the wrong consideration of him being an adult,...

D.K.N. v. Spain, UNCRC Committee, Communication No. 15/2017, Views of 1 February 2019

Mar 10, 2023

This case concerns a citizen of Ghana who arrived in Spain in an irregular manner in 2016 stating that he is a minor and presenting a Ghanaian birth certificate. The Spanish authorities deemed this document to be invalid and ordered that the applicant undergo medical...

Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly: A study of immigration detention practices and the use of alternatives to immigration detention of children, 2017

Sep 7, 2022

This study from the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) provides an overview of issues relating to immigration detention practices, and promotes the use of alternatives to immigration detention of children (ATDs). The study argues that the main idea behind...

EASO, Practical Guide on Age Assessment (2nd edition), 2018

Sep 5, 2022

The EASO Practical Guide on Age Assessment acknowledges, inter alia, that the benefit of the doubt in age determination procedures is a key principle and safeguard since none of the currently available methods of age assessment can determine a specific age with...

Administrative Court of Sofia, Decision No. 8426, 30 December 2016

Sep 5, 2022

The asylum authorities had detained an unaccompanied asylum seeking child on the ground that it was in the interest of his own safety as he had taken part in fights with other asylum seekers at the reception centre. However, the court repealed the detention order...