Germany and EU allies push for ‘tougher, stricter’ asylum rules
Summary
Germany's interior minister met with ministers from five other European countries to talk about making the EU's asylum rules stricter. Germany also sent 81 Afghan individuals back to Afghanistan, leading to criticism from human rights groups due to the unstable situation there.Key Facts
- Germany's interior minister hosted a meeting with ministers from France, Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, and the EU Migration Commissioner.
- The meeting was about making the European Union's asylum system tougher.
- Germany deported 81 Afghan nationals back to Afghanistan recently.
- Human rights organizations criticized these deportations, calling the situation in Afghanistan dangerous.
- Amnesty International highlighted concerns like "extrajudicial executions" and "enforced disappearances" in Afghanistan.
- Germany had stopped deportations to Afghanistan in 2021 but resumed last year.
- Of the deported individuals, 15 had been in prison for serious crimes.
- The United Nations has called for a stop to all deportations back to Afghanistan because of the risks returnees face.
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