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Children's rights undermined

01 January 2004

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In Melilla the Education Ministry has refused 300 children access to schooling because they do not have residence permits. The Asociación Pro Derechos de la Infancia (Association for the Rights of Children) has demanded an investigation by the Defensor del Pueblo, because the law guarantees access to schooling for any minor, if they live in Spain. The government has also been criticised after reaching an agreement with Morocco, signed on 23 December 2003, under which Spain will hand over unaccompanied Moroccan minors. This contravenes both the spirit of the legislation and current practice, by decreeing that Moroccan border police officers will become the authority responsible for the children's care. This measure affects 2,000 minors who are already under the tutelage of the Comunidades Autónomas (the Spanish regional government authorities).

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