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The Latest: Rights body worried about refugee kids in Greece

Clothes hang over a rope as refugees walk in front of tents at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, on Tuesday May 10, 2016. About 54,000 refugees and migrants are currently stranded in Greece with 10,000 camped in Idomeni, after the European Union and Turkey reached a deal designed to stem the flow of refugees into Europe’s prosperous heartland. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Clothes hang over a rope as refugees walk in front of tents at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, on Tuesday May 10, 2016. About 54,000 refugees and migrants are currently stranded in Greece with 10,000 camped in Idomeni, after the European Union and Turkey reached a deal designed to stem the flow of refugees into Europe’s prosperous heartland. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

By Associated Press 2 min read

BRUSSELS (AP) – The Latest on Europe’s migrant crisis (all times local):

2:15 p.m.

Europe’s leading human rights body is calling on Greece to provide alternatives to detaining children under an agreement between the European Union and Turkey to limit migration.

Several hundred children remain detained at camps on the Greek islands since the agreement took effect in late March.

In a report published Wednesday, the Council of Europe urged Greek authorities to address the issue “urgently” and to follow up on reports that refugee children were involved in criminal activities, including prostitution and drug trafficking.