Expertise "Strengthening children's rights through child-friendly complaint channels for refugee children in shelters. State of research and experiences from practice."
National Monitoring of Discrimination and Racism (NaDiRa)
Project head: Dr. Seyran Bostancı
Project team members: Emma Kunz , Benedikt Wirth
An expertise on the topic "Strengthening children's rights through child-friendly complaint channels for refugee children in shelters. State of research and practical experience". Three main topics will be focused on: A) What are the initial conditions for accompanied refugee children in refugee shelters depending on residence titles and type of accommodation and to what extent are these in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child? B) To what extent can complaints procedures addressed to children contribute in principle to the enforcement of children's rights ratified in Germany and what different empirical values (also internationally) are available here? C) What options for action and need for change can be derived from existing complaint and participation structures directed at children for the accommodation context of accompanied refugee children in Germany?
This question will be answered in a first step by means of a systematic literature review (SLR) with a focus on the German context. In a second step, this body of knowledge will be compared with perspectives from scientific studies in an international or international comparative context. In addition, already known examples of the practical implementation of complaint channels in different contexts of childhood (e.g. community shelters, daycare centers, municipal complaint offices, etc.) but also demands from practice (e.g. self-organizations or social associations) will be singled out and examined in a discrimination-critical way. Finally, concrete practice-oriented measures and policy recommendations for improving the protection and participation of refugee children and their families in different accommodation contexts could be derived.
Funding: Save the Children (Third-party funding)