CoE commissioner reacts to Hungary's border management law

CoE Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks says he was "deeply concerned to learn that the Hungarian parliament approved a bill on border management."

Izvor: B92

Wednesday, 08.03.2017.

13:20

CoE commissioner reacts to Hungary's border management law
(Tanjug/AP, file, illustration purposes)

CoE commissioner reacts to Hungary's border management law

"As reported, the adopted bill would allow the automatic detention of all asylum seekers, including families with children and unaccompanied minors from the age of 14, in shipping containers surrounded by high razor wire fence at the border for extended periods of time," the Council of Europe (CoE) official said.

"Under the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, detention for the purpose of denying entry to a territory or for removal must be a measure of last resort, only if less coercive alternatives cannot be applied, and based on the facts and circumstances of the individual case. Automatically depriving all asylum seekers of their liberty would be in clear violation of Hungary’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights," the statement of Muiznieks said, and concluded:

"As I have recently emphasized, rather than resorting to detention, Hungary should invest in effective, accessible alternatives to detention. In particular, Hungary should refrain from the detention of children, as this is never in their best interests, as found by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child."

Komentari 0

0 Komentari

Možda vas zanima

Podeli: