KIND Information

KIND México Principles for Migrant Children

April 9, 2021

Read and download KIND México's principles for the protection of migrant children:

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Litigation

KIND Amicus Curiae Submitted to Mexico’s Supreme Court

April 1, 2021

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)* submitted its first-ever amicus brief to Mexico’s Supreme Court to support a filing by the Office for the Defense…

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Press Release

U.S.-Mexico Cooperation is Vital to Protect Children on the Move

March 26, 2021

As officials from the White House meet with representatives from the Mexican and Guatemalan governments this week to discuss a humane path forward to manage…

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Report

Implementation of the Mexican Legal Reforms that Prohibit Detention of Accompanied and Unaccompanied Migrant Children

March 22, 2021

Human rights organizations in Mexico have been advocating for alternatives to detention for migrant children for over 10 years. The impact of immigration detention on…

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Infographic

The Central American Minors (CAM) Program Infographic

March 4, 2021

The Central American Minors (CAM) program helped prevent the need for children in danger to embark on a perilous migration journey to reunite with their…

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Policy Brief

Briefing Paper and Key Recommendations on making proposed EU measures concerning migrant children at the EU external border more child-centered and child-sensitive

February 23, 2021

The goal of this paper is: to review more closely the issues that arise for children at the EU external borders, to identify challenges which…

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Submissions

KIND Submission: Pushback practices and their impact on the human rights of migrants

February 3, 2021

2021 Call for Inputs by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants Pushback practices at the U.S.-Mexico border and their impacts on…

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Report

Advancing Protection

January 26, 2021

Today we publish Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) and Child Circle’s new report Advancing Protection for Unaccompanied Children in Europe by Strengthening Legal Assistance.…

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Sign-on Letter

Sign-on Letter for Humanitarian Relief to the Central American Countries Devastated by Hurricanes

December 9, 2020

Today, KIND and 28 other organizations sent a letter requesting the State Department, USAID and the Department of Homeland Security provide additional humanitarian relief to…

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