{"id":8908,"date":"2018-06-14T11:54:06","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T01:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endchilddetention.org\/?page_id=8908"},"modified":"2018-08-18T12:52:33","modified_gmt":"2018-08-18T02:52:33","slug":"there-are-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/endchilddetention.org\/solution\/there-are-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"There Are Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“A world that cherishes the humanity and dignity of children”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Migrant children are often seeking asylum, family reunification or fleeing from violence and poverty. <\/span><\/p>\n

While waiting for their status to be resolved, children need States to provide migration systems that are sensitive to their needs as children. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All children have to be treated as children, to be free, to be looked after in the community and with their parents. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the campaign, we advocate (with the world\u2019s <\/span>eminent experts on child rights<\/span><\/a>) for <\/span>alternatives to detention<\/b> to be used by States to achieve their international obligations. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]An <\/span>alternative to detention<\/span><\/a> is any law, policy or practice that allows people to live freely in a community setting while waiting for their immigration status to be resolved. <\/span><\/p>\n

When most people think about immigration detention they think of a physical place, such as a prison where people are locked up. <\/span><\/p>\n

But <\/span>an alternative to detention is rarely one place<\/b> \u2013 in fact for them to work effectively, a whole array of systems need to be working together. So a law may be an alternative to detention, and a foster system that allows asylum seekers to live in the community may also be an alternative to detention. Together, these alternatives provide the best care for children, a vast improvement on the known harms of placing children in immigration detention.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1529503445078{padding-bottom: 60px !important;background-color: #f2f0f0 !important;}”][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”10\/12″][vc_headings style=”theme3″ linewidth=”42px” borderclr=”#f45318″ lineheight=”” title=”Find out more about alternatives” titleclr=”#4a4a4a”][\/vc_headings][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n