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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Observations from UNHCR on Estonian law proposal on the procedure for interviewing asylum-seekers
09.11.2016UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Estonian government’s draft decree that seeks to establish the procedure for interviewing applicants for international protection. UNHCR welcomes the initiative of the Ministry of the Interior to harmonize the Estonian procedure with the standards of the EU Asylum Procedures […]
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Observations by UNHCR on the Norwegian proposal to improve age assessments of unaccompanied minors
08.11.2016UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the proposed legislative motion regarding age assessments of unaccompanied and separated child asylum seekers. The proposal seeks to clarify the method for assessing the age of minors seeking asylum in Norway. UNHCR welcomes that Norway is aiming to research further […]
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Observations from UNHCR on law proposal regarding expulsion of foreigners
31.10.2016UNHCR’s observations to the Danish government’s proposed amendments to the Aliens legislation with the aim to allow for expulsion, to the greatest possible extent, of foreigners who have resorted to criminal activity in Denmark.
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Observations on Swedish law proposal on incorporating the Convention on the Rights of the Child
14.10.2016UNHCR observations on Swedish law proposal “The Convention on the Rights of the Child becomes Swedish law”.
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UNHCR observations on Norwegian law proposal on revision of social security benefits for refugees
01.10.2016UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Norwegian government’s law proposal regarding social security rights of asylum-seekers and refugees. The proposed amendments intend to limit refugees’ access to core social security entitlements, for instance by introducing a five-year residency requirement before refugees can receive pension and […]
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UNHCR publishes study of unaccompanied Afghan children arriving in Sweden
01.10.2016UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has carried out a study of the profile, experiences and reasons for flight of unaccompanied or separated children from Afghanistan seeking asylum in Sweden in 2015. The survey was conducted and supervised jointly by UNHCR Regional Bureau for Europe and UNHCR’s Regional Representation for Northern […]
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Observations from UNHCR on Denmark’s proposal to amend the Citizenship Act
01.09.2016UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted observations on Denmark’s proposal to amend the Danish Citizenship Act in regard to parents’ consent and a child’s ‘good conduct’, when the child derives Danish citizenship from a parent. The observations are available here.
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UNHCR Observations on Sweden’s proposed amendments to the law on reception of asylum-seekers
01.08.2016UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to the law proposal concerning activities for asylum-seekers and municipality placements of unaccompanied children. The observations are available here.
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UNHCR’s observations to proposed law amendments to the Icelandic Act on Foreigners
10.05.2016UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to the Icelandic government’s law proposal on the Icelandic Act on Foreigners. The amendments are introducing a number of modifications in temporary permits for unaccompanied and separated children, duration and renewal of residence permits, family reunification and powers of the Chair […]
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Observations from UNHCR on Finnish law proposal on alternatives to detention of asylum-seekers
01.05.2016UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the proposed amendments of the Finnish Aliens Act. The proposal has a number of objectives. Firstly, it seeks to improve the efficiency of the asylum procedure and ensure that rejected asylum-seekers are expelled. Secondly, the proposal aims to promote the […]