| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:French just watching migrant dinghy's | |
| Posted by: | Sara Nathan | |
| Date/Time: | 27/11/21 22:54:00 |
| It used to be that if you were deemed to have applied for asylum in any EU state - even by having your finger-prints taken - then another member state could return you, under the Dublin 3 protocol, to that state. But Dublin 3 fell with Brexit. And nothing, no bi-laterals have replaced it. And the 1951 Refugee Convention, which the UK helped draft and to which it was an early signatory, makes no mention of any "first safe country" rule. And in fact, there is no such rule: the person claiming asylum decides where they feel safe - which may not be where you or I might. So I might feel safe in France, Egypt or Baluchistan, but people either beaten up by the police, or active in local politics might not. And it's their choice, not yours or mine. There are some interesting sources such as the Right to Remain toolkit or Colin Yeo's "Welcome to Britain" or the freemovement blog, if you want more background. |