Proteção do estado em relação às crianças e adolescentes refugiados: a busca pela promoção e efetivação do direito à educação

Abstract

It analyzes how the State's protection happens with regard to children and adolescents in a condition of refuge in Brazil, the international laws used, the existing national laws and the public policies available. The number of refugees has grown exponentially, while the number of children seeking asylum has also increased, with this expansion the need arose to debate the topic, study legislation and update those in force. It presents the study of the vulnerabilities of small refugees, the existing rights and their violation, children are doubly vulnerable due to the condition of being a child, as well as being a refugee. In this context, the categories of forced migration are initially analyzed, with a focus on refugees at the international and national levels. Then, there is a study of the analysis of the legislation on the topic of refugees, especially children and adolescents. Finally, we study the obstacles faced by refugees and how the Right to Education is guaranteed, and checking what are the difficulties in the elaboration and execution of public policies directed to the problem. The work is constituted through the bibliographic analysis of national and foreign works about concepts that involve the theme, the study of laws, opinion and international conventions. It concludes that there is a need to create specific public policies for refugees, especially children and adolescents, as they are at the highest degree of vulnerability.