In 2024, Spain continues to face significant challenges regarding the influx of migrant children, both accompanied and unaccompanied, who enter the country seeking asylum, refuge, or better living conditions. As one of the main entry points into Europe, Spain’s...
Examining the impact of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact on children’s rights
The EU Migration and Asylum Pact, adopted in May 2024, aims to streamline the handling of migration and asylum seekers across member states. While this new framework promises more coordinated migration management, it has raised concerns regarding its potential...
The detention of child migrants in desert camps along the US-Mexico border
An increasing number of families with children have been making dangerous journeys for safety in the US, with their applications often processed amidst challenging circumstances. The treatment of children by US border control in encampments has raised significant...
Social exclusion and poverty in France: an alarming reality made worse by the immigration law
Although France is considered in Europe to be a rich country that safeguards human rights, it is home to many people, especially children, who live in an alarmingly precarious situation, threatened by social exclusion on a daily basis. European regulations and...
Examining the rights of Ethiopian Jewish immigrant children in Israel
The persistent systemic discrimination faced by Ethiopian Jews in Israel has left Ethiopian immigrants in a distressing state as they persist in their struggle for equal rights. This community confronts significant challenges, such as disproportionately high rates of...
Swedish services face criticism for refugee family separation
The Syrian civil war‘s prolonged crisis led to widespread displacement globally, significantly impacting Sweden, which received a substantial number of Syrian refugees. However, concerns arise regarding Sweden‘s adherence to the UN Convention on the Rights of the...
Nightmarish children’s situations in Jordan’s Za’atari refugee camp
The Za’atari refugee camp is the largest refugee center in the Middle East and one of the largest in the world (DW, 2022). According to United Nations statistics, more than half of the 81,000 refugees living in the Za’atari camp are minors (Aljazeera,...
The deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children
The current situation in Ukraine has sent the entire international community into a tizzy. Within more than a year, NGOs, UN bodies, and the international press were able to document an increasing number of violations of international humanitarian law and human rights...
Shortcoming of the Belgian State towards refugee and migrant children
Around the world, many people flee the dangers and the lack of opportunities in their home countries and arrive in European countries looking for a better and safer life. Refugees and migrants reaching Belgium face numerous challenges, including living in detention...
The Rohingya’s torment: thousands of children endangered in Myanmar and Bangladesh
The Rohingyas are among the world’s most persecuted minorities. The long-standing discrimination and escalating brutality in Myanmar have been depriving the Rohingyas of the enjoyment of a humane and safe life, for decades. Those who are extremely vulnerable to such...









