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UN Condemns France for Violating Asylum-Seeking Children's Rights

10/18/2025

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The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child condemned France for grave, systematic violations of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children's rights.
The report says flawed age assessments often misclassify minors as adults, denying them essential protections.
It notes that affected children face homelessness and lack basic care, and that France provided insufficient data and violated healthcare, education rights, and protections against inhumane treatment.

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The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child condemned France for grave, systematic violations of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children's rights.
The report says flawed age assessments often misclassify minors as adults, denying them essential protections.
It notes that affected children face homelessness and lack basic care, and that France provided insufficient data and violated healthcare, education rights, and protections against inhumane treatment.