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Alle 46 leden van de Raad van Europa tekenen overeenkomst die wordt ‘betreurd’ door mensenrechtenorganisaties
theguardian.comExclusief: Raad van Europa houdt vrijdag een bijeenkomst in Moldavië, waarbij het mensenrechtenorgaan van plan is de erkenning van het recht van landen om grenzen te controleren te verklaren Europe live – laatste updates Europese ministers zullen deze week plannen bespreken om duizenden afgewezen asielzoekers naar hubs in derde landen te sturen, heeft het hoofd van het mensenrechtenorgaan van het continent de Guardian verteld. Alain Berset, secretaris-generaal van de Raad van Europa, zei dat discussies over de verwijdering van mensen die via irreguliere routes in Europa zijn aangekomen, "op multilateraal niveau" zullen plaatsvinden tijdens een bijeenkomst in Moldavië op vrijdag. Lees verder...
theguardian.comShabana Mahmood heeft plannen aangekondigd om het verblijfsrecht te verkorten naar 30 maanden, tot zorg van het vluchtelingenagentschap van de VN Twee Soedanese asielzoekers dagen een kernonderdeel van de plannen van Labour uit om vluchtelingen van basisrechten te beroven, en wijzen de beschuldiging van de minister van Binnenlandse Zaken af dat zij "asielshoppers" zouden zijn. Shabana Mahmood heeft plannen aangekondigd om het verblijfsrecht van vluchtelingen in het VK te halveren van vijf jaar naar 30 maanden, terwijl vluchtelingen 20 jaar moeten wachten voordat zij in aanmerking komen voor een permanent verblijf in het VK. Voorheen konden mensen na vijf jaar een aanvraag doen voor permanente vestiging. Lees verder...
theguardian.comHome secretary indicates Whitehall talks about returns programme, a move that would shock humanitarian groupsShabana Mahmood has refused to rule out sending rejected Afghan asylum seekers back to the Taliban-controlled country.The home secretary said she is “monitoring very closely” talks between Kabul and EU countries about a returns programme for refused claimants. She also indicated that “additional conversations” about Afghan returns were happening inside Whitehall. Continue reading...
theguardian.comRemoval site in Dunkirk will hold people of 10 nationalities trying to reach UK in small boats under new deal with FrenchUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK will pay for 200 French officers to detain and deport people seeking asylum from some of the world’s most oppressive and war-ravaged regimes under a new UK-France deal to try to reduce Channel crossings.In what is being billed as the first time the French government has agreed to target those heading to the UK in small boats, a removal site in Dunkirk will be used to hold people from 10 countries: Eritrea, Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Syria, Vietnam and Yemen. The Home Office said they were the top 10 nationalities who crossed the Channel by small boat last year. Continue reading...
theguardian.comRefugee Council criticises Labour’s decision, saying military sites are unsuitable and ‘more expensive than hotels’Hundreds of asylum seekers have been removed from government-funded hotels while others have been sent to live in army barracks, the Home Office has announced.Eleven “asylum hotels” in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland have been closed, as first reported by the Guardian, and more will close “in the coming weeks”. About 350 claimants have been moved to the Crowborough military camp in east Sussex, described by a spokesperson as “basic accommodation”. Continue reading...
theguardian.comInspection reveals use of force after protest by detainees being deported under ‘one in, one out’ schemeAsylum seekers who protested against being forcibly removed to France under the Home Office’s controversial “one in, one out” scheme, were transported out of the UK in waist and leg restraints, an inspection report has revealed.The report by HM chief inspector of prisons, Charlie Taylor, inspected a flight to France that took place on 20-21 January this year and on which it found no force was used. Continue reading...
theguardian.comFigures gathered from children’s services and health trusts show 31 deaths were suicides, including six in under-18sMore than 50 young asylum seekers in the UK have died in the past decade, the majority by suicide, according to data compiled for the first time.Of 54 deaths of children and young people who claimed asylum between 2015 and 2024 in the care system, 31 were due to suicide, with seven homicides and eight fatal accidents. Only six deaths were due to health issues with two causes of death unknown, and 44 of the 54 have occurred since 2020. Continue reading...
theguardian.comWatchdog finds complaints against City of Sanctuary UK were ‘misleading and false’ after online attacks over its migrant welcome projectA refugee charity subjected to vicious social media attacks over a migrant welcome project in schools has been cleared after watchdogs found allegations it encouraged pupils to send Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers were misleading and false.City of Sanctuary UK came under fire last year after rumours spread online that under its schools programme, children were being “forced” to write heart-shaped welcome cards to adult migrants, including cards addressed to “my fiancé”. Continue reading...
theguardian.comExclusive: At least four people have travelled back to the UK by lorry in the last two weeksAsylum seekers who arrived in the UK in small boats and were forcibly returned to France under the controversial “one in, one out” deal have returned to the UK in lorries, the Guardian has learned.When asked about the recent returnees, the Home Office said that people who came back to the UK after removal to France were detained and returned to France at the earliest opportunity. Amnesty International UK has called for “one in, one out” to be scrapped. Continue reading...
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