Article 22: Refugee children

USA: Huge family detention centre to open in Texas for undocumented migrants
15/Sep/2014 News
Federal officials are due to open a huge family detention centre in southern Texas that will house immigrant adults with children while they await deportation.
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SOMALIA: African Union soldiers sexually abused girls, say activists
12/Sep/2014 News
Human Rights Watch report shows soldiers from the African Union Mission sexually abused and exploited vulnerable Somali women and girls on their bases in Mogadishu.
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HONDURAS: Child rights advocate believes root cause of child migration to USA not addressed
11/Sep/2014 News
Child rights defender believes that American and Honduran political leaders only concerned with border security instead of addressing the root causes of migration.
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UKRAINE: A troubled return to school for displaced children
4/Sep/2014 News
Families forced out of their homes by conflict try to resume life in unfamiliar surroundings.
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SYRIA: Refugees trigger child labour boom in Turkey
2/Sep/2014 News
Thousands of young refugees are missing out on school to support families left destitute after fleeing the fighting in Syria.
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AUSTRALIA: Six-year-old detained asylum seeker takes her case to Supreme Court
29/Aug/2014 News
Rare class action against government concerning the treatment of injured detainees being held in detention centres. 
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AUSTRALIE : Une enfant demandeuse d'asile à l'origine d'un recours en justice
27/Aug/2014 News
Cette petite fille de 6 ans est la principale plaignante d'une action collective intentée par plusieurs milliers de demandeurs d'asile contre le gouvernement fédéral mardi. ABC Radio Australia, 27 août 2014.
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UKRAINE: Rocket fire kills 'dozens' of refugees, including children
21/Aug/2014 News
Convoy of buses carrying civilians fleeing the fighting in eastern Ukraine hit by rocket fire.
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AUSTRALIA: Gobierno federal anuncia la liberación de niños detenidos en centros de inmigración
19/Aug/2014 News
Se les otorgarán visas a 150 niños y la medida no se aplicará a los alojados en Nauru e Isla de Navidad. La cifra total de niños detenidos supera los 1500. 
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AUSTRALIA: Anonymous NGO workers condemn 'systematic' rights violations at detention centre
15/Aug/2014 News
Save the Children workers at Australian-run immigration detention camps on Nauru describe numerous cases of abuse.
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