UN: UK must protect all children seeking asylum

“We are deeply concerned by reports of the disappearance of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK and the high risk of abduction within the UK,” UN experts said in a written statement. used the expression.

Noting concern about the policy of “accommodating unaccompanied children in temporary hotels rather than being the responsibility of local authorities” in the UK, the UN experts mentioned that the current policy expels asylum-seeking orphans of the UK child protection system and is discriminatory.

UN experts warn that failures and gaps in child protection increase the risks of human trafficking. The UK government appears to be failing in its fundamental obligations under international human rights law to ensure the best interests of children and prevent the trafficking of children without discrimination.” used his statements.

According to UN records, 4,600 unaccompanied children have been accommodated in six hotels in the UK since June 2021.

While 440 of these children are missing, as of January 23, 220 children, mostly Albanians, have not been heard from. (AA)