UNHCR’s observations to proposal to amend criteria for selection of refugees for resettlement to Denmark
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to Denmark’s proposal to amend the criteria for selection of refugees to be resettled to Denmark.
The observations are available here.
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Recommendations to Denmark on strengthening refugee protection
11.01.2021UNHCR’s Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries has developed a set of recommendations on strengthening refugee protection at the national, European and global level.
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UNHCR’s observations to report from Sweden’s Migration Committee
07.12.2020UNHCR’s observations on the proposed legislative amendments to the Swedish Aliens Act from the report by the cross-party Committee of Inquiry on Migration.
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New report points to continuous gaps in protection of stateless persons in Norway
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UNHCR issues report on statelessness in Denmark
10.11.2020UNHCR’s mapping of statelessness in Denmark, prepared in collaboration with the Danish Institute for Human Rights and Danish authorities, is published today.
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Observations from UNHCR on draft law on deprivation of Estonian citizenship
16.10.2020UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to Estonia’s draft law (217) to complement the Citizenship Act, addressing deprivation of Estonian citizenship. The law proposal seeks to give the Government discretionary powers to deprive naturalised citizens of Estonian citizenship in case they have been convicted by a number […]
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UNHCR observations on Danish proposal to repeal sunset clause on deprivation of nationality on foreign fighters
22.09.2020UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Danish government’s proposed legislative measure to repeal the sunset clause of the Act on deprivation of nationality of foreign fighters of 24 October 2019. In UNHCR’s interpretation, this will make permanent the previously adopted regulations regarding administrative deprivation of […]
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Observations from UNHCR on Lithuanian law proposal on changes to the asylum system
01.09.2020UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Lithuanian government’s proposed amendments to the asylum procedure in the country. UNHCR appreciates that the aim of the law proposal is to increase the efficiency of the asylum procedure, but regrets that some of the amendments significantly restrict essential […]
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UNHCR observations on Norwegian law proposal on the granting of temporary subsidiary protection
31.08.2020UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the proposed amendment of the Norwegian Immigration Act. The proposal seeks to introduce the opportunity to grant individuals a temporary subsidiary protection, instead of refugee status, in situations of significant increase in the number of arrivals of asylum-seekers. UNHCR recommends […]
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UNHCR recommendations to Sweden on strengthening refugee protection in Sweden, Europe and globally
22.06.2020UNHCR provides its comments on how to strengthen refugee protection in Sweden, Europe and globally.
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Observations from UNHCR on proposed amendments to the Lithuanian citizenship law
01.05.2020UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Lithuanian government’s proposed amendments to the law on citizenship. UNHCR notes that the law proposal aims to broaden the group of persons acquiring Lithuanian citizenship by birth. UNHCR also observes that the proposal encompasses several other provisions relevant to […]