Putting children in shelters against international law

Placing homeless children in emergency accommodation is a breach of their rights under international law, according to a new child protection report.

The ninth report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, Dr Geoffrey Shannon, focuses on a number of areas including housing rights, cyber protection, children’s digital rights, the operation of the child protection system, sex education for children and young people about consent, and children’s right to play.

The report said the fact 1,500 children are living in emergency homeless accommodation in 2015 was “unacceptable”.