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The United Nations has issued a damning condemnation of Donald Trump's policy that saw migrant children separated from their parents at the border, suggesting it "may amount to torture".
In a statement issued by the UN's Human Rights Council, experts said the president's recent executive order, ostensibly to halt the controversial separations, failed to resolve the problem and "may lead to indefinite detention of entire families in violation of international human rights standards".
This executive order does not address the situation of those children who have already been pulled away from their parents. We call on the government of the US to release these children from immigration detention and to reunite them with their families based on the best interests of the child, and the rights of the child to liberty and family unity, the group of 11 experts said.
Detention of children is punitive, severely hampers their development, and in some cases may amount to torture, the experts said. Children are being used as a deterrent to irregular migration, which is unacceptable.
A number of rights groups have questioned Mr Trump's order, issued on Wednesday, mostly for offering few details on how to deal with the more than 2,300 children detained by the US government since the "zero tolerance" policy was enacted by the president's administration in mid-April.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/un-trump-children-family-torture-separation-border-mexico-border-ice-detention-a8411676.html%3famp
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Doing this to them knowing it would permanently damage them forever is unbelievable a President would do that , but an aide has said he knew all along, and he said it was really, really bad, remember then he lied saying it was the Democrats fault for what he did. His intent was to hurt them, and they're families. They all should suit the hell out of him with civil lawsuits now. Congress should remove his ass for this, or isn't abusing children hurting them for life not a high enough crime for republicans, and to children. If he doesn't have severe consequences and isn't held accountable for doing this to these kids , he is above the rule of law, and every dam republican needs to be ousted. Voters should be outraged even more by Nov. having to wait until then to vote against these enablers and criminals.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)Now they can whine all they won't and the Trump administration won't have to listen to it.
Solly Mack
(90,773 posts)Parents you might not ever see again?
That does psychological damage to both the kids and the parents.
Fear is the basis for torture. To make you afraid they'll come back in and beat you, waterboard you, electrocute you. As horrible as the physical abuse is, it's the uncontrollable fear the torturer wants.
Make them afraid, so afraid that they jump and shiver at shadows? And they'll beg and plead and tell you anything.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)involved in the kidnappings.