UNICEF, IOM and UNHCR train immigration agents on good practices in interdiction operations
SANTO DOMINGO.- A colloquium on the procedures for the treatment and protection of children and adolescents who may be subject to interdiction was held by representatives of international organizations linked to Human Rights, to instruct the new agents being trained by the General Directorate of Migration (DGM).
The purpose of the training is to ensure that those who carry out the interdictions comply with the plans and objectives of the DGM with good practices of adherence to the law and respect for the dignity of people, without arbitrary actions or putting at risk the physical or mental integrity or life of themselves or of the detained foreigners.
The training session, the result of inter-institutional collaboration, was led by Geny Lozada, Elisangela Silfa, Yamira Cuesta, Elisa Frías and Sara Cuervo, from the United Nations Children's Programme (UNICEF); María Paredes, from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and Laura Aceves, from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
160 new DGM agents participated, making up a new generation prepared to act in a fair, respectful manner and within the framework of the law when they are on the streets carrying out interdiction operations.
In a note, the DGM indicates that participants received instructions on protocols for action in migration interdictions involving minors, principles of non-refoulement, humanitarian treatment, prevention of family separation and mechanisms for referral to child protection entities.
The training focused on raising awareness about children's rights in contexts of mobility, ensuring that migration procedures are carried out with a focus on human rights and comprehensive protection.
This program seeks to strengthen the skills of DGM agents to ensure respect for and protection of the rights of migrant children, in accordance with national and international regulations, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Law 136-03, which establishes the Code for the Protection of the Rights of Children and Adolescents in the Dominican Republic.
The DGM, the note says, reaffirms its commitment to the protection of children's rights and the implementation of good practices in migration management, with the collaboration of international organizations that work in the defense of human rights.
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