MIGRASYL

News on migration and asylum from around the region - Nouvelles de la région sur les questions de migration et d'asile

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

[EU] PICUM: Undocumented children in Europe - Invisible victims of immigration restrictions

Over the past few years of daily monitoring and advocacy for the rights of undocumented migrants, PICUM has noted a dangerous trend towards the erosion of the rights of undocumented children. The general lack of protection of undocumented children has been observed in almost all EU member states and the deterioration of this situation has been indicated both by civil society organizations as well as institutional bodies.