CRC 30th Anniversary - Separation of Families and Children in Detention in U.S. Immigration Topic
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Human Rights Lens
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
- Article 2: Freedom from Discrimination
- Article 3: Right to Life, Liberty and Personal Security
- Article 5: Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment
- Article 12: Freedom from Interference with Privacy, Family, Home and Correspondence
- Article 14: Right to Asylum in other Countries from Persecution
- Article 26: Right to Education
- Convention on the Rights of the Child:
- Article 2: Freedom from Discrimination
- Article 3: Protection of Best Interests
- Article 5: Respect for Parental Guidance and Evolving Capacities
- Article 6: Right to Survival and Development
- Article 9: Freedom from Separation from Parents
- Article 10: Obligation for Family Reunification
- Article 19: Protection from Abuse and Neglect
- Article 24: Right to Health and Health Services
- Articles 28 & 29: Right to Education
- Article 37: Freedom from Torture and Deprivation of Liberty
Resources
- HRW U.S. Immigration
- HRW: “Trump Administration Blocks Needed Oversight of Immigration Detention”
- HRW: “Suit Over Indefinite Detention of Children”
- CBS News: “Watchdog Details Psychological Trauma Among Migrant Children Separated from Families”
- NEW: “A place without family” – Children who cross the border, in their own words (testimonies)
- Human Rights on the Southern Border Toolkit
Check out the below resources and STF’s Human Rights Day toolkit for action ideas.