Immigrant Children's Rights

Basic sources and primary documents for international human rights.

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Human rights treaty that sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health, and cultural rights of children.

Body of 18 Independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by its State parties.

A body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its State parties

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) produces an extensive range of publications on a variety of topics related to human rights, which provides information of interest to Governments, national institutions, civil society, the general public and the media. The goal of OHCHR's publications programme is to increase knowledge and raise awareness about human rights and fundamental freedoms and to publicize ways of promoting and protecting them worldwide. OHCHR publications also aim to encourage debate on human rights issues under discussion at the United Nations.

The Special Rapporteur investigates the exploitation of children around the world and submits reports to the General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights, making recommendations for the protection of the rights of the children concerned

The Special Rapporteur submits annual reports to the Commission on Human Rights, with recommendations to prevent and or combat trafficking and protect the human rights of its victims.

Special Rapporteur appointed to examine questions relevant to torture, which includes undertaking fact-finding country visits, and submitting annual reports to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly.

The Commission directs American Bar Association efforts to ensure fair and unbiased treatment, and full due process rights, for immigrants and refugees within the United States.

The National Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children coordinates pro bono legal services for unaccompanied children released from detention in the United States.

The National Immigrant Justice Center, a program of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, provides direct legal services to and advocates for low-income and impoverished immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. The Center's Children's Project employs a Managing Attorney, Staff Attorney and Paralegal who recruit, train and mentor pro bono attorneys who represent unaccompanied children.

The National Immigration Forum advocates and builds support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees and are fair and supportive to newcomers in the United States.

The major activity within the field of assisted voluntary return is carried out under the programme Return and Emigration of Aliens from the Netherlands (REAN). Under REAN, IOM assists migrants in the Netherlands who wish to return to their country of origin. The assistance of IOM consists of counselling; pre-departure assistance; an airline ticket to the airport nearest their end destination; remuneration of the costs for travel documents; and a financial contribution to help during the initial period after leaving the Netherlands. Persons who have not applied for residence in the Netherlands are not eligible for a financial contribution.

Within REAN special attention is given to the facilitated return of victims of trafficking (by offering assistance and by organizing awareness-raising activities amongst judiciary of countries of origin and transit) and unaccompanied minors. Furthermore, IOM the Netherlands has broad experience in assisting migrants with medical problems.
An improved outreach of its assisted voluntary return activities has been established with the appointment of ‘native counsellors' under the Randstad Return Initiative. Under this project the potential target group is being actively approached by native counselors of IOM as far as they reside in the difficult accessible networks of irregular migrants in the major cities of the Netherlands.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country.

The Vera Institute of Justice works closely with leaders in government and civil society to improve the services people rely on for safety and justice. The Vera Institute's Unaccompanied Children Project is working to build organizational capacity to provide pro bono legal services in eight sites around the country.

The Women's Commission is an expert resource and advocacy organization that monitors the care and protection of refugee women and children. It speaks out on issues of concern to refugee and displaced women, children and adolescents, who have a critical perspective in bringing about change but often do not have access to governments and policy makers.

Prominent scholar in international law, migration, and children's rights.