Thread: Most unaccompanied children failed to win asylum in Greece, NGO says

Most unaccompanied children failed to win asylum in Greece, NGO says



Story by Reuters • Yesterday 9:23 PM


July 26, 2023





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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Fewer than a third of unaccompanied children succeeded in winning asylum in Greece last year, with the rest of the applications rejected or in limbo, aid agency Save the Children said in calling for better protection of those most vulnerable.

Greece is one of the main routes into the European Union for refugees and migrants from the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Hundreds of migrants died off the Greek shores last month when an overcrowded smugglers' boat capsized and sank.

In a report on Thursday, Save the Children said that 981 out of 3,175 asylum requests logged in Greece last year by unaccompanied children - up to 18 years old - were accepted.

"These figures suggest many lone children on the move were denied the right to protection and left without the legal documentation needed to enable them to remain in the country," said the non-governmental organisation (NGO).

It blamed bureaucracy for leaving such minors to live in Greece unofficially and without any documentation, a situation making their already fraught fate even more precarious by increasing the risk of violence, abuse and exploitation.

"Undocumented children live in a state of insecurity and fear of deportation. This fear is particularly sharp for children who are mistakenly registered as adults," Save the Children said.

It called for "a special residence permit for unaccompanied children" who lose their asylum bid, better access to mental health and other medical services, as well as education for what is one of the most vulnerable group of refugees and migrants.
(Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska; editing by Mark Heinrich)



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This is disgusting!

Those UACs need to be immediately handed over to their Embassy or authorities in their countries.

This has got to stop!

These overbreeding mongrels should be on birth control, not romp in a mud puddle, have kids, and DUMP them on other countries. What sickening breeding animals we have walking the face of the Earth. Keep your pants zipped!

How many millions of these UACs are going to grow up violent, have mental problems, cause mass destruction, and live a life of crime because of what has happened to them?

We are not the babysitter for the world. Look at the offspring in France, Germany, Italy who they allowed in and are burning down their cities, raping, stealing, butchering, and causing hell in Europe!