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Legal documents

Find here law observations submitted by UNHCR's Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries as well as other selected legal documents, related to the region.

Families must be granted protection together

Families must be granted protection together

Norway, 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.

Observations from UNHCR on Icelandic law proposal

Observations from UNHCR on Icelandic law proposal

UNHCR, 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...

Access to Legal Aid in Estonia

Access to Legal Aid in Estonia

UNHCR 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.

Observations from UNHCR on Swedish law proposal on reception policies

Observations from UNHCR on Swedish law proposal on reception policies

UNHCR’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...