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THE GIRL CHILD MIGRANT
UN News Centre Full Article Link: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32746&Cr=migrant&Cr1=
27 October 2009 – Child migrants remain especially
vulnerable to human rights abuses as they try, with or without their parents,
to cross international borders in search of better lives, a United Nations
independent expert has warned.
Jorge Bustamante, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, yesterday presented his latest report on his work to the General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York, saying that children are vulnerable at all stages of the migration process.......
Girls are the most vulnerable of all as they are often the targets of gender-based discrimination and violence, as well as sexual abuse.
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Direct Link to Research Report:
Save the Children Sweden
CHILD MIGRATION
& the Construction of
Vulnerability
"Child Migration and the
Construction of Vulnerability" is a report on migration which attempts to
look beyond the current emphasis of child migration (mainly trafficking of
children for sexual purposes, unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugee
children), to consider the broader context including when and why migration
violates the rights of the child. It looks at factors that prompt children to
leave their country, problems and risks when they are in transition, and
their experiences in the country of destination.....
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