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Category - child detention

20 Dec 2012

Bahrain condemned for detaining 16-year-old boy in adult jail

Amnesty International has condemned the Bahraini authorities’ detention of a 16-year-old boy in an adult prison in violation of international human rights standards.
16 May 2012

Quakers call for end of indefinite immigration detention

The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network has issued a atatement calling for the ending of indefinite immigration detention.
24 Feb 2012

Extreme destitution now routine among refugee children in UK

A new report by the Children’s Society reveals alarming levels of destitution among refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant children and young people.
19 Dec 2011

Call for ban on overnight police custody of children

The Howard League for Penal Reform has called for a ban on overnight police detention of under 14s, calling it a "dangerous and frightening practice that does more harm than good".
17 Oct 2011

Children's Society condemns continuing child border detention

In May 2010 the Government announced that it would end the immigration detention of children, but it is failing to do so says the Children's Society.
11 Mar 2011

Imprisoning asylum families
12 Jan 2011

Yarls Wood detention of families ruled unlawful

Two families held at the Yarls Wood Immigration Detention Centre have succeeded in their claim of unlawful detention.
30 Nov 2010

Documentary reveals trauma of child asylum detainees

A Channel 4 documentary has highlighted the plight of children detained by the UK asylum system.
27 Jul 2010

Amnesty slams Greek authorities for 'treating migrants as criminals'

The Greek authorities should immediately review their policy of locking up asylum-seekers and irregular migrants, including many unaccompanied children, Amnesty International said in a new report today.
3 Jun 2010

Update on Government progress regarding child detention

There was an exchange in the House of Lords yesterday, following a question by Lord Kirkwood, which gives an update on where the Government is regarding its promise to end child detention. It follows calls that there must be swift action, and that the process must not get bogged down in civil service bureaucracy.

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