Summary:

Following up on the ECtHR judgment in the case of Popov v. France and in respect of " the child's best interests" principle implying that a child, whenever unaccompanied or accompanied by his/her parents, can not be detained for administrative purposes in absence of any criminal grounds, the French Defender of Rights intervenes in individual cases to stop administrative detention of children pending their expulsion. The position of the French Defender of Children to alternatives to detention of minors in similar situations has also been reminded by the Court.

www.defenseurdesdroits.fr

http://www.crin.org/docs/Press release DD France on admin detention of children pending expulsion.pdf

Organisation Contact Details:

Défenseur des Droits-Défenseur adjoint aux droits des enfants
7, rue Saint-Florentin
75008 Paris
Tel: +33 1 53 29 22 00
Website: www.defenseurdesdroits.fr

Last updated 16/03/2012 10:54:44

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