VE 148 / June 2014
Children, before being refugees
According to the HCR, half of the world’s displaced people are children. In Switzerland, 27% of asylum decisions involve a minor. What is Switzerland’s role and responsibility toward them? Should they first be considered refugees, asylum seekers, or those whose claims have been rejected? Or are they, above all, children? These are some of the questions we have sought to answer in this June issue, by devoting a special report to the issue of minors. You will also find an analysis conducted as part of our project to raise media awareness of prejudices regarding asylum, an examination of the dangerous game Switzerland is playing with Europe by doubling the maximum detention period for individuals subject to Dublin Regulation III, and much more information.
EDITORIAL
Children, before being refugees
SAMIR, PORTRAIT OF A DESTITUTION CHILD
The asylum procedure. emergency aid, waiting, uncertainty... How does a child see this reality?
Jurisprudence
Refugee law: what about the children?
Switzerland and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Testimony
Having left Guinea-Bissau alone at 15, Paulo found himself in Switzerland by chance. He tells of his journey... and his dreams.
ANALYZE
Focus on unaccompanied minors.
Association
Reliance weaves connections between children, family, and school
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Children as "witches," childhood sacrificed
DETENTION
Does Bern prolong the detention period provided for in Dublin III, at the risk of upsetting Europe?
PROCEDURES
Asylum and Immigration Observatories denounce a two-tiered asylum system
MEDIA COUNTER
From "Hero" to "Clandestine": The Media Journey of Migrant Individuals - Our Thematic Analysis.
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Children, before being refugees
Samir, Portrait of a Rejected Child
RDC | Witch Children, Sacrificed Childhood [2014]
Swiss Chronicle | April 10 to May 15, 2014
Refugee Law | And what about the children?
Reliance | Connecting Children, Family, and School
Geneva, first steps toward better care for minors
Cantonal Disparities | Focus on Unaccompanied Minors
Paulo, 21 | «I try to survive by smiling through it all»
Chronicle Europe | March 3 to May 18, 2014
Dublin III | Switzerland Is Playing with Fire