Impact of the criminalization of migration on the protection and enjoyment of human rights 2010, para. 47
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The Special Rapporteur continues to observe, as highlighted in his 2009 report to the General Assembly, that many countries still allow migration-related detention of children, in contravention of the best interests of the child. He also regrets the lack of "benefit of the doubt" in age-assessment processes for migrant children, the detention of unaccompanied minors, and in general, the detention of children in facilities that are unsuited for them and/or their families. In his view, the absence of a child and adolescent perspective in migration management is particularly worrisome with regard to immigration detention.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Person(s) affected
Adolescents
Children
Families
Persons on the move
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Migrants, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/222, para. 47.