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One child in immigration detention is one child too many is what we say here at the campaign. But exactly […]
The Global Campaign to End Child Immigration Detention together with Insan Association launched the Lebanese “Next Gen Index” in Beirut, [...]
We take a moment to pause and appreciate an advocacy win as the text for the historic UN Global Compact […]
An advocate’s reflections on campaigning within a child-rights framework Lilly Carson has been interning with the Global Campaign to End [...]
We are very excited to announce that the NextGen Index is now officially launched! The new Global NextGen index ranks […]
An advocate’s reflections on campaigning within a child-rights framework Lilly Carson has been interning with the Global Campaign to End [...]
An advocate’s reflections on campaigning within a child-rights framework Lilly Carson has been interning with the Global Campaign to End [...]
We have developed easy-to-use tools to support you to meet with decision makers in your community. Decision makers are individuals who have [...]
Welcome to the Government Engagement Phase of the Global NextGen Index Scorecard process! Thanks for your invaluable work so far. [...]
As we come to the close of the first round of negotiations in New York on the Global Compact on [...]
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After being detained in Yarlswood immigration removal centre, Pinar Aksu continued to campaign and speak about detention. She completed an undergraduate [...]
My name is Hassanpour Gholam Reza, and I am a former unaccompanied migrant child. Today I’d like to share with […]
Hayat is a Youth Ambassador with the Global Campaign to End Child Immigration Detention. World Children’s Day celebrates the humanity [...]
October 11th, 2017 is International Day of the Girl! This year we celebrate by spotlighting the leadership of Pinar Aksu, [...]
ANNIVERSARY COLLECTIONS Over the past 12 weeks we have been commemorating the five year anniversary of the Global Campaign to [...]
JUNE 5th Next Day of Action! June 12th: 5th Anniversary Campaign JUNE 12th Happy Five Year Anniversary! JUNE 19th #5YEAR Reflections, Gallery [...]
EXPERIENCES OF CHILDREN IN ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION July 27, 2017DETENTION – UNITED STATES: Carlos, 16July 27, 2017DETENTION – UNITED STATES: [...]
November 8, 2018How many children are in immigration detention, right now?October 15, 2018Ending Child Detention in LebanonAugust 23, 2018A Breakthrough [...]
Much has been written about the wide, open plains of Africa; the stillness, the sense of time, the sense of […]
By Bella Saltiel & Kavita Kapur As a child on the move you get used to living in rough places. ‘There [...]
Brussels, Belgium - According to plans by the Belgian federal government, a confined immigration facility is being built next door [...]
Monday June 26, 2017 ~ Strasbourg, France ~ Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ~ Committee on Migration, Refugees & Displaced [...]
Denise Gilman is a clinical professor of law and director of the Immigration Clinic at The University of Texas at [...]
Around the world we campaign to end the immigration detention of children. And that seems simple enough, right? As campaigners […]
Let’s face it, who makes laws and how they are made is fairly obscure, so the idea that we can [...]
Politics of hate is rising when compassion, love and understanding is most needed. Our challenge today is to shift this [...]
This blog post is part of the Five Year Anniversary Series commemorating the Global Campaign to End Child Immigration Detention. […]
Gholam Reza Hassanpour ~ Testimony ~ United Nations Human Rights Council ~ Geneva, Switzerland ~ June 9, 2017 Good afternoon [...]
The United States has the world's largest immigration detention system The U.S. government operates over 200 immigration detention facilities across the country. [...]
In 2014, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the CRC, which Thailand is a signatory to, we shared this campaign [...]
This year in June the Global Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children will be marking our 5 year anniversary [...]
This year in June the Global Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children will be marking our 5 year anniversary [...]
Three executive orders issued this week by U.S. President Donald Trump have significant and terrible implications for immigration detention of [...]
GENEVA (14 December 2016) – Governments should stop placing children and families in immigration detention, a group of UN human […]
Protecting Migrant Children is the topic of this year’s European Forum on the Rights of the Child, taking place Nov […]
Established in 1887, the Faculty of Law is one of the oldest professional faculties at the University of Toronto, with […]
SHERPA is the research center of the CSSS de la Montagne. The work, reflections and new practices developed SHERPA combine […]
Today the High Level Summit (HLS) of the UN General Assembly to address large movements of refugees and migrants takes place in […]
Collecting statistics on the number of children in immigration detention is no easy feat. Very few Governments collect and publish [...]
World leaders must live up to their commitments to ensure that the rights of children are upheld. In adopting a [...]
The State Council has critiqued the Belgian Government for its use of immigration detention for children. Belgium law, passed in […]
We're getting ready to mobilise around this International Migrants Day - December 18. In the lead up to International Migrants [...]
At a time when more than 65 million people are displaced, many of them children, the participation of a Refugee […]
Actions speak louder than words. These nine principles help guide decisions being made about child migrants. They are an important reminder […]
2016 is shaping up to be a critical year for States to commit to ending child detention. There are three […]
If you could ask your local government if they think their country should end the immigration detention of children would [...]
A seminar on alternatives to the immigration detention of children took place on 16 June in the Swiss parliament, in […]
This week, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) announced a severe financial crisis that could lead to their collapse […]
This week the UN Secretary General shared his much-anticipated report In safety and dignity: addressing large movements of refugees and […]
Ending immigration detention of all children – it’s personal As a former refugee who came to Australia as an infant, [...]
A statement for international migrants day from Ms. Doris Fiala, General Rapporteur for the Campaign by the Council of […]
On December 2, 2015, the Mexican government took an important step forward in guaranteeing migrant children’s right to freedom by […]
The Universal Children’s Day address on 20 November 2015 from Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations was a call […]
Memories of Childhood: El Salvador Officials call for Freedom! from End Child Detention on Vimeo There are more than [...]
Guest Blog by Elisabeth Schmidt-Hieber, Communications Officer and Lilana Keith, Interim Programmes Director, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants [...]
Guest blog entry written by The Women's Refugee Commission Targeted by gangs and unprotected by their governments, many [...]
Guest blog entry written by The Women's Refugee Commission Targeted by gangs and unprotected by their governments, many [...]
Translated from original post in Spanish written by guest blogger Natalia del Cid Living in Central America is a daily [...]
Where: Council of Europe, Strasbourg When: Strasbourg, 30 September from 14.00 to 15.30 Europe is facing unprecedented numbers of migrants seeking protection, […]
Where: 2nd Floor of the Church Center for the United Nations (CCUN), 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY (located at […]
Freedom takes various forms in our lives : personal freedom, freedom of movement, freedom of expression, and the list goes [...]
An exhibit on the impact of detention on children and families will be held in the United Nations Palais des Nations [...]
Last week in my home country, Australia, one of the newspapers opened up a Facebook dialogue with a refugee, Khadim [...]
Photo: Rehema Baya Guest Blog by Sophie Otiende A few weeks ago we were called by a group of grassroots activists [...]
The expansion of family detention in the US is a misguided response to a regional problem: large numbers of children [...]
Text by guest blogger Clarissa Perkins Photo by LIRS.org. “Mommy no, mommy no.” The little boy curled up on [...]
Text by guest blogger Clara Long Photo Omar Ortega, COAMI A.C. “We came here seeking refuge, and they are […]
Text by guest blogger Clara Long Photo by Omar Ortega, COAMI A.C. “We came here seeking refuge, [...]
Text and photos by guest blogger Vicki B. Gaubeca Last summer, I met a young woman from Honduras—I’ll [...]
This is the tale of two children, forced to leave their homes without their family, and unable to provide the [...]
Today marks a historic commitment. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is launching the Campaign to End Immigration […]
In a historic commitment, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is launching the Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children. It […]
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has launched a Parlimentary Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children. It [...]
A UN Expert has found that the immigration detention of children is a violation of child rights, and is “cruel, inhuman […]
Detained children cannot participate in many of the regular activities of childhood Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty The United [...]
El Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Matías de Córdova coordinó una exposición de dibujos y mensajes hechos por niños, niñas y [...]
The United States has the world's largest immigration detention system The U.S. government operates over 200 immigration detention facilities across [...]
Kaluma is a 16 year old boy from Burundi who served a 3 month jail sentence in Nairobi for being […]
[NEW YORK, UNITED STATES] Advocates from international and local organizations and migrant children and families will gather in front of […]
Petición y Muro Interactivo Varias organizaciones mexicanas realizaron una conferencia de prensa para entregar más de 34,000 firmas en una petición para garantizar [...]
Panel: “Niñez migrante: un rostro vulnerable de la crisis humanitaria de México y Centro América” Un panel de expertos presentaron sobre [...]
One in every four people detained in Indonesia is a child. The Global Campaign launched in Indonesia by holding a booth [...]
Hundreds of children will spend tonight locked away in an Australian Immigration detention centre. However thanks to a unique action in [...]
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a university awareness program will […]
The Invisible Picture show, an award winning documentary about the experience of immigration detention for a child, will be shown […]
ITALY: On thd 18th of November Radio Vatican hosted a program on unaccompanied child migrants in Europe. It featured: • Msgr. [...]
One out of every five people detained in Poland are children. The report, Still behind Bars, Report on the Monitoring of Guarded [...]
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights recently made clear in an Advisory Opinion on the Rights of Children in […]
A conference was held on the 20 November in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the [...]
BANGKOK, Thailand, November 20 – While many people today celebrate to mark the 25th Anniversary of the UN Convention on [...]
Academics and civil society groups organised a panel and reception to showcase recent reports on child and family detention in [...]
From November 20, Uganda's Refugee Law Project reached out to Ugandans across Kampala and many other areas of Uganda, putting [...]
From November 20, Uganda's Refugee Law Project reached out to Ugandans across Kampala and many other areas of Uganda, putting [...]
Children have a right to family life. A multi-media project featuring the artwork and stories of children and their parents in [...]
During the roundtable discussion on the topic of migration on the 20th of November 2014 the question was discussed: ‘How […]
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Campaign to End Child Detention [...]
Caritas supports the Global Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children. Leeanne Torpey, from the International Detention Coalition, explains in […]