Project Title: Protection of the Rights of the Refugee -/Asylum Seeker Child,Migrant Child and Unaccompanied Minor.

On route to Israel refugees are tortured for ransom, in particular in the Sinai. About 1,5% of those held in the desert are children accompanied by their parents, or single mothers; the vast majority is from Eritrea. Once arrived in Israel, the Anti-Infiltration Law foresees detention of refugees, incl. their children for up to three years. Refugees from a so-called "Enemy State", e.g. Sudan may be detained indefinitely, children too. Child-detention is increasing and prolonged confinement with limited access to legal presentation, health services and primary education is the norm. The project aims to:

• Contribute to the promotion of the respect for human rights and the reinforcement of an enabling environment for civil society organisations

and to:

• Advance the rights of vulnerable groups within Israel, in particular refugee and migrant children, and unaccompanied minors

The project is implemented from Nov 2012 until Apr 2014, and will result in:

• Data collected that contributes to increased knowledge on child-rights violations in detention, which will feed into the development of a National Action Plan
• Enhanced availability of public information on alternatives to child-detention, which will support the adoption of a proposed National Action Plan on those alternative
• Strengthened advocacy capacity of Israeli civil society organisations at the EU-, international- and UN level

This project is co-financed by the European Union