UK Detention of children 'must stop'

25 Apr 2009 |

The BBC reports that the children’s commissioner for England – in his report- spoke out against the detention of children who have been refused asylum. The report set out 42 recommendations for making the detention of youngsters a “last resort”. Every year 2’000 children are held at the center in Yarl’s Wood for an average of 15 days.

- Download the report here
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Related News:

• BBC Mark Eaton’s Blog (27.04.09) Children in Detention in Yarl’s Wood
• The Times ‘Aynsley-Green says Britain should stop locking up child asylum seekers’
• The Guardian ’"Children’s commissioner hits at ‘harmful’ detention of youngsters in asylum removal centres":http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/27/children-refused-asylum-detention-centres’
  "":http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markeaston/2009/04/the_arrest_and_detention_of_ch.html

Source : BBC