Open Letter for the hundreds of refugee-children in our country

LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE GREEK REPUBLIC,

THE PRIME MINISTER,

THE PRESIDENT AND PARTY LEADERS OF THE GREEK PARLIAMENT,

PARLIAMENT MEMBERS AND EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MEMBERS

ON THE RIGHTS OF REFUGEE-CHILDREN

We have grave concern for the treatment of hundreds of refugee-children in our country.

· These are not “illegal migrants”

· They leave their countries because of war and persecutions

· According to the International Treaties and the UN Rights for Children they deserve protection and care

· It is not their fault because they lost their homes, their parents

· Refugee-children reach the shores of Greece in the state of despair, having experience traumatic situations

· They face serious survival problems, lacking of family and social bonds, and having problems in communication, due to language and cultural differences

· The UN representative emphasizes the needs for protection and the lack of appropriate reception centres in Greece

· No problems are going to be solved by the current tactics by the Greek police.

For these reasons we demand the Greek State:

· To secure the Asylum system in Greece

· To differentiate adults refugees from the underage

· To respect the right for family reunion

· To support the Housing of Migrant Centres for Children and the Centres for State Care

· To hand the care of children to experienced and specialized personnel

· To support all those who directly co-operate with Migrant centres and who can provide any kind of support to the refugee-children.