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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UNHCR’s observations on Estonia’s law proposal on measures related to COVID-19
08.04.2020UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations on Estonia’s law proposal amending the Assistant Police Officer Act and Other Acts (Measures related to the spread of virus SARS-Cov-2 that causes the disease COVID-19). Amongst other measures, the draft law aims to introduce a 10 day registration deadline for […]
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Observations on Swedish law proposal to introduce a list of safe countries of origin
31.03.2020UNHCR’s observations to the Swedish government’s law proposal to introduce a list of safe countries of origin.
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Families must be granted protection together
03.12.2019Norway, Denmark and Sweden have in recent years tightened the rules and practices for family reunification. This means that families do not get protection together. Press release from NOAS.
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Observations from UNHCR on Icelandic law proposal
16.08.2019UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to Iceland’s amendments to the Act on Foreigners. The amendments are introducing a number of modifications in the procedures for the definition of a manifestly unfounded application and repeated applications for international protection, timeframes for appeals, asylum processing and family reunification, […]
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Access to Legal Aid in Estonia
08.08.2019UNHCR together with partners in Estonia undertook a study to assess whether current law and practice regarding the provision of legal aid in Estonia are in line with regional and international standards.
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UNHCR Recommendations to Finland
25.03.2019UNHCR provides its comments on how to strengthen refugee protection in Finland, Europe and globally.
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UNHCR observations to proposed restrictions in Danish legislation on foreigners
18.01.2019UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our comments to the government’s proposal for a law amending the Aliens Act, the Integration Act, the Repatriation Act and various other laws (Further access to withdrawal of residence permits for refugees, ceiling on the number of family reunifications, increased punishment for violation […]
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Observations from UNHCR on Swedish law proposal on reception policies
15.11.2018UNHCR’s observations to the Swedish government’s inquiry “Ett ordnat mottagande – gemensamt ansvar för snabb etablering eller återvändande”, (SOU 2018:22), and the additional memorandum “Ett socialt hållbart boende för asylsökande”. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to the Swedish government’s law proposal on reception and care arrangements […]
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Observations from UNHCR on Estonian law proposal on extending the provisions for detention of asylum-seekers
12.11.2018UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Estonian government’s law proposal amending several laws related to immigration and law enforcement. If implemented, the proposal will allow Estonia to derogate from the obligation to only detain migrants in a specialized detention facility in emergency situations. The proposal […]
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Observations from UNHCR on the proposed amendments to the Finnish Aliens Act
23.10.2018UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the proposed amendments of the Finnish Aliens Act concerning subsequent applications, the right to work, seizure of travel documents, and applications for family reunification. The observations are available here.