HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION FOR VULNERABLE ASYLUM APPLICANTS

Contents XVIII 5.3. Research Sample ......................................................................................................................................................................... 18 6. Findings ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 6.1. Profile of the Unaccompanied Minors ................................................................................................................. 19 6.2. Implementation of the Legal framework in the Asylum Procedure for UAM: challenges and good practices ..................................................................................................................................... 21 6.3. Information on the Asylum application processes to UAM ........................................................... 27 7. Recommendations .......................................................................................................................................................................... 28 8. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 References ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 The asylumprocesses for unaccompaniedminors by the Greek Asylum Service, Gana Demetra .............................................................................................................................................. 37 Abstract .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 1.1. Background of the study ...................................................................................................................................................... 37 The profile of an unaccompaniedminor .......................................................................................................... 38 The EU legislation concerning asylum claims and unaccompaniedminors ................... 39 The process of seeking for asylum in Greece .................................................................................................. 40 The asylumProcess for unaccompaniedminors ....................................................................................... 41 Statement of the research problem ....................................................................................................................... 41 Aimof the research ............................................................................................................................................................... 42 2. Methodology ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 42 2.1. Research Design ............................................................................................................................................................................ 42 2.2. Sample ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 2.3. Ethical issues ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 2.4. Data Collection ............................................................................................................................................................................... 43 3. Critical analysis ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 1. The typical profile of an unaccompanied asylum-seeking minor .............................................. 44 2. The UAM approach to the Asylum Service (fears, body language, attitude etc.) ........ 45 3. The process followed by the Asylum Service ..................................................................................................... 46 4. The applicants’ requests/expectations and how they are met ........................................................ 48 5. The organisations that support the Asylum Service ................................................................................... 48 6. The difficulties that occur during the asylum procedure ...................................................................... 49 4. Analysis of the findings .............................................................................................................................................................. 51 5. Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................................................ 56 6. Concluding remarks ........................................................................................................................................................................ 58 References ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 59