Lira Asylbek, the Family Reunification center "Alternativa", Kyrgyzstan
Июн 01.2020The Center «Alternative» of the Human Rights movement «Bir Duino - Kyrgyzstan» supports and joins the international campaign #CrossBorderChildhood, aimed at the protection of the rights of children-migrants and cancelation of the immigration detention of children in closed institutions. We stand in solidarity and call on to replace the Chisinau Agreement that had been yet adopted in 2002 and that does not correspond to the present-day standards and challenges. The adoption of a new agreement in line with international standards to ensure the best interests of child is needed. The discriminatory and punitive practice of detention of children of the labor migrants in closed institutions should be stopped, as well as lack of access to education and healthcare. The separation of children-migrants with their parents should be also prohibited. And, for sure, the social services, not law enforcement bodies, should be in charge of children-migrants. We call everyone to join the campaign.