terre des hommes , as part of an alliance of 55 human rights organizations
Berlin, July 05, 2023- The Council of the European Justice and Interior Minister is currently advising on the so-called crisis regulation in the field of migration and asylum. In cases of "crisis", "instrumentalization" or "Force Majeure", the delay of registrations, the extension of border procedures and massive reductions in the accommodation and reception standards at the EU external borders should be possible. Exceptions are not intended for accompanied or unaccompanied children.
"We are shocked that after the massive human and child law criticism of the reform plans for the common European asylum system of further tightening in the form of the crisis regulation," said Sophia Eckert, asylum and migration expert of the child rights organization terre des hommes . »There must not be more human rights taboo breaks. The generality of child and human rights obligations is at stake. This red line must not be exceeded! "
Parts of the instrumentalization regulations rightly failed in December 2022, which terre des hommes already criticized in a public civil society appeal terre des hommes renews this appeal as part of an alliance of 55 non -governmental organizations. terre des hommes calls on the Federal Government to vote in the Council against the crisis regulation and its attitude of December 2022, when it clearly spoke out in the Council against the content of the instrumentalization regulations. "Geopolitical conflicts in which protection seekers are instrumentalized by authoritarian states must not be held on the back of the affected and their fundamental rights," says Sophia Eckert. "Human and children's rights must also apply at the EU external borders."