Spain
Toddler Dies After Falling into Ditch in Northern Spain
A one-year-old and three-month-old baby fell into a ditch in Villaluenga De la Vega (northern Spain). Despite emergency care, he did not survive.
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Child
Spain
EU Urged to Pressure Morocco on Repatriation of Migrant Minors in Ceuta
Spanish MEP Jordi Cañas is calling on the European Union (EU) to put pressure on Morocco to accelerate the return of more than 800 migrant minors who arrived en masse in Ceuta last May.
France
Ivry-sur-Seine Council Meeting Erupts Over Sahrawi Aid Proposal
The municipal council of Ivry-sur-Seine (Val-de-Marne) took place under police protection last week. The reason is that tempers flared during a deliberation on the financing of a solidarity project for Sahrawi children in Tindouf.
Spain
Ceuta Grapples with Influx of Unaccompanied Moroccan Minors, Raising Crime Concerns
Many unaccompanied foreign minors (MENA), mainly Moroccans, who arrived en masse in Ceuta on May 17 and 18, continue to live in makeshift camps and wander the streets of the city.
Spain
Migrant Children in Ceuta Report Abuse and Violence in Morocco, NGO Finds
A quarter of the minors who arrived in Ceuta in May were victims of physical violence, abuse or ill-treatment in Morocco, according to Save the Children.
Morocco
Morocco to Repatriate Women and Children Detained in Syria and Iraq After ISIS Involvement
Morocco has authorized the repatriation of Moroccan women from Daesh and their children. They are all detained in conflict zones in Syria and Iraq.
Morocco
12-Year-Old Gamer Dies by Suicide in Morocco, Raising Concerns About Online Trends
A suicide case caused an uproar last Wednesday, in Douar Lebabra in the province of Taounate. A young boy aged 12 committed suicide by hanging.
Spain
UN Condemns Spain for Denying Education to Moroccan Child in Melilla
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has condemned Spain for violating the right to education of an 8-year-old Moroccan child in Melilla. The boy’s enrollment in the public school was refused even though he was born and has resided in the Spanish city since birth.
Spain
Ceuta Judge Warns of 'Degrading' Conditions for Migrant Minors in Overcrowded Facilities
The new juvenile judge, Eduardo Esteban, has denounced the poor conditions of the migrant minors who arrived in mass in Ceuta on May 17 and 18. A situation that has "always existed", but is becoming increasingly worrying.
Morocco
Morocco Reports 26.5% Drop in Child Labor, Rural Areas Still Affected
The phenomenon of child labor in Morocco, although it has decreased by 26.5% compared to 2019, is still well established in rural areas, affecting 113,000 households in Morocco, of which 85,000 are concentrated in rural areas, reveals the High Commission for Planning in its 2020 national employment survey.
Spain
European Parliament Condemns Morocco's Use of Migrants as 'Political Pressure' in Ceuta Crisis
The European Parliament adopted on Thursday, June 10, "a resolution on the violation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the instrumentalization of minors by the Moroccan authorities in the migration crisis in Ceuta ". This is enough to undermine its relations with "one of its best partners in Africa".
Morocco
Moroccan Parliament Rejects EU Resolution on Migration, Citing Inaccuracies
The members of the Bureau of the House of Representatives and the Chairpersons of the groups and the parliamentary group, meeting urgently on Thursday evening, condemned the content of the non-legislative resolution adopted, on the same day, by the European Parliament, concerning unaccompanied minors and the migration issue, stressing that the text contains many untruths.