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Asylum-seeking minors in Israel![]() Children of asylum seekers are particularly vulnerable in Israel, deprived of many of their basic rights. Like their parents, these children lack legal status. Asylum seekers encounter significant challenges in acclimating to Israel, in part because they are subjected to discriminatory policies intended to push them toward the social and economic margins of Israeli society. Most asylum seekers are excluded from welfare and health services, and in addition face the economic burden of the "Deposit Law", under which 20 percent of their salaries are confiscated and deposited in a fund they cannot access until their departure from Israel. These policies drive many families of asylum seekers into poverty, placing their children at high risk.
ASSAF Work on Behalf of Children of Asylum Seekers and Young Adults Since ASSAF’s founding, the NGO worked to advance the rights of asylum seekers in the fields of education, health and welfare. We adopted a multi-pronged approach to advance those rights, including through advocacy work promoting governmental policies supportive of the rights of asylum-seeking children and minors. The organization also works to ensure that this population is fully able to take advantage of the rights and services to which they are entitled to under the law. We also provide assistance in cases of discrimination. Among other efforts, ASSAF has been at the forefront of the campaign against the Deposit Law, which has been incredibly detrimental to families of asylum seekers. To top it all off, ASSAF also operates a lively youth club. ASSAF Campaigns
ASSAF Reports and Position papers
Additional reading Unaccompanied Minors in Israel According to estimates, about 600 Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers entered Israel as minors without a parent accompanying them. Their families stayed behind as they fled dictatorships, wars and genocide, all alone. Between 2014 to 2017, ASSAF cooperated with CIMI - the Israeli Center for International Migration and Integration, to assist young asylum seekers who arrived in Israel as unaccompanied minors and to promote their rights vis-à-vis state authorities. Click to read more about unaccompanied minors in Israel
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