Report: Children living in direct provision face serious racism

The Ombudsman for Children's Office has compiled a report about children's experiences of living direct provision. File image: Black Lives Matter protest in Cork City on Saturday, July 4, 2020.Picture: Larry Cummins

Children who live in direct provision are facing racism and discrimination in school and in their community, as well as facing issues around privacy and lack of space in the centres they live in.

The findings were revealed in a new report called 'Direct Division', compiled by the Ombudsman for Children's Office.