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Illegal detention of migrant children in Switzerland: a status report

17 June 2016

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"“Children in the context of migration, whether accompanied, separated or unaccompanied should never be remanded in custody. Migratory status should not be considered as an offence and should not justify the detention of children as such.” Jean Zermatten, Founder and former director of the International Institute for the Rights of the Child (IDE) and former President of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child."

See: Illegal detention of migrant children in Switzerland: a status report (Terre Des Hommes, link)

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