Description: Equal Justice for Migrant Children, a project launched by the First Rights programme of Methoria, aims to promote a model of justice for migrant and separated children by building upon the rights acquired by children under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Central to this aim is the need to uphold the principle of the best interests of the child by putting children’s rights considerations at the centre of all decision making processes.
Baobab young members discuss their experience of the UK asylum system from Baobab Centre on Vimeo .
In June 2021, a discussion among young members at the Baobab Centre discussing their own experiences with the UK asylum and care system was filmed. This short film sheds light on the barriers to open communication that young people experience; the starting position of scepticism towards their evidence; experiences of racism and xenophobia; and feelings of powerlessness. Young members at the Baobab Centre also share their views on how the asylum system can be improved and better accommodate the needs of youn
Every year thousands of children are killed or injured, orphaned, or deprived of their parents, families, friends and carers, as a consequence of armed conflicts, both directly and indirectly. We condemn the loss of all children and the harms they are forced to endure because of these conflicts. In the continuing catastrophic situation of terrorist atrocities perpetrated against children in Israel, and in the counter-terrorism measures in Palestine in response, thousands of children have already been killed