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Map of Mexico -- Map of Central America -- Glossary -- Summary -- Methods -- I. Central American migrant children in Mexico -- II. Barriers to access to asylum and other protection -- III. The impact of detention -- IV. Deportation and return -- V Mexico's obligations under domestic and international law -- Conclusion and recommendations -- Appendix. Analysis of apprehension, returns, and refugee recognition data -- Acknowledgments

The image of Aylan Kurdi, a three-year-old Syrian boy who drowned on September 2, 2015, as he tried to cross the Mediterranean with his family to seek safety in Europe, may finally shock Europe and the world into offering greater protection to refugees fleeing from war and persecution in Syria and elsewhere. Aylan's death was a tragedy of a kind that has become all too familiar. In 2015 alone, thousands of people have died trying to reach European shores in unseaworthy, overcrowded boats. Many of those who drowned were children—including in a single instance an estimated one hundred children (out of a total of some eight hundred fatalities) lost in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya in April.

Summary -- Recommendations -- An overview of juvenile detention in northern Brazil -- Mistreatment by military police and civilian guards -- Excessive use of cell confinement -- Violence among youths -- Living conditions -- Education -- Medical and mental health services.

Summary -- Recommendations -- An overview of juvenile detention in northern Brazil -- Mistreatment by military police and civilian guards -- Excessive use of cell confinement -- Violence among youths -- Living conditions -- Education -- Medical and mental health services.