Darboe and Camara v. Italy (Application no. 5797/17)
This case concerned age-assessment procedures and the placement in adult detention centres of two minors who arrived in Italy. 21 July 2022 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Immigration Detention - Prison or detention conditions - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Gambia - Guinea - Italy |
TQ v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid, Case C‑441/19, request for preliminary ruling
1. Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals, read in conjunction with Article 5(a) of that directive and Article 24(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, must be interpreted as meaning that, before issuing a return decision against an unaccompanied minor, the Member State concerned must carry out a general and in-depth assessment of the situation of that minor, taking due account of the best interests of the child. In this context, that Member State must ensure that adequate reception facilities are available for the unaccompanied minor in question in the State of return. 2. Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/115, read in conjunction with Article 5(a) of that directive and in the light of Article 24(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, must be interpreted as meaning that a Member State may not distinguish between unaccompanied minors solely on the basis of the criterion of their age for the purpose of ascertaining whether there are adequate reception facilities in the State of return. 3. Article 8(1) of Directive 2008/115 must be interpreted as precluding a Member State, after it has adopted a return decision in respect of an unaccompanied minor and has been satisfied, in accordance with Article 10(2) of that directive, that that minor will be returned to a member of his or her family, a nominated guardian or adequate reception facilities in the State of return, from refraining from subsequently removing that minor until he or she reaches the age of 18 years. 14 January 2021 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 2008 Returns Directive (EU) | Topic(s): Children's rights - Deportation / Forcible return - Reception - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Guinea - Netherlands |
2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Guinea
3 March 2017 | Publisher: United States Department of State | Document type: Annual Reports |
A Deadly Journey for Children: The Central Mediterranean Migration Route
February 2017 | Publisher: UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) | Document type: Regional Reports |
What happens to teenage migrants in Sicily?
6 July 2016 | Publisher: IRIN | Document type: Country News |
Analyse de Situation des Enfants en Guinée
2015 | Publisher: UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) | Document type: Country Reports |
"We Risk Our Lives for Daily Bread" - Findings of the Danish Refugee Council Study of Mixed Migration in Libya
December 2013 | Publisher: Danish Refugee Council | Document type: Country Reports |
S1 416.449-3/2012/10E
26 November 2012 | Judicial Body: Austria: Asylum Court (Asylgerichtshof) | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Austria - Guinea - Hungary |
Lost in Transit: Insufficient Protection for Unaccompanied Migrant Children at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport
29 October 2009 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports |
MD (Guinea) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department
On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No: AA/13645/2006). 17 June 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Domestic violence - Forced marriage - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Guinea - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |