Encouraging States to adopt alternatives to detention that take into account the best interests of the child, as a primary consideration, and respect the human rights of migrant children, including adolescents,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Person(s) affected
Adolescents
Children
Persons on the move
Year
2014
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
UNGA resolution, Migrant children and adolescents (2014), A/RES/69/187, PP 9.