Asylum and Migration
"Lower Limit Reached": 7,000 Asylum Children at Risk of Developmental Damage in Emergency Shelter
The Dutch Safety Board (OvV) has issued an urgent recommendation to Minister Bart van den Brink, granting him six months to improve the unsafe living conditions for approximately 7,000 asylum children in emergency shelters. The board warns that these children face significant risks of developmental damage due to a lack of privacy, frequent relocations, and exposure to physical and sexual violence in facilities such as containers and boats. OvV Chairman Chris van Dam stated that the government has lowered safety standards by normalizing crisis measures, urging authorities to establish maximum stay durations and ensure structural safety guarantees.
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