Mapping incidents involving children in immigration detention
Refugee, asylum seeker and irregular migrant children are affected by detention worldwideVerified
16 Year Old Boy from DRC held in Illegal Detention
01:37 Sep 4 2012 Krugersdorp, South Africa
Description
A child from DRC has been detained at Lindela since 27 February 2012. He appears to be detained with adults as Lindela has not acknowledged that he is a minor.Lawyers for Human Rights is currently working on securing his release.
Additional Data
| Gender: | male |
| Age: | 16 |
| Time spent in detention leading up to the incident: | more than 6 months |
| Who: | other |
| Name of the place of detention: | Lindela Deportation Centre |
| Age of the child or minor: | 16 |
| Age: | 16 |
| Credibility: |  |
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