Unaccompanied refugee minors in Mexico: How to protect their rights in case of detention?

Authors

  • Sergio Alejandro Rea Granados

Keywords:

Unaccompanied minors; Asylum seekers; Detention of minors; Superior interest of the child.

Abstract

This article aims to identify and understand the international legal norms and Mexican domestic laws regarding unaccompanied minors asylum seekers who are staying or moving through Mexico. Furthermore, it tries to understand the current implementation of the practice of arresting those minors and to question whether this practice is according with the main international treaties on human rights and child protection.

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Published

2023-06-30

Issue

Vol. 6 (2016)

Section

Symposium

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How to Cite

Unaccompanied refugee minors in Mexico: How to protect their rights in case of detention?. (2023). Revista Internacional De Derechos Humanos, 6, 17-32. https://ojs.austral.edu.ar/ridh/article/view/1149