Spain plans stricter rules on asylum seekers in Ceuta, draft decree shows
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After the massive arrival of migrants in Ceuta, Spain plans to tighten the rules for asylum. The decree would speed up deportations and limit rights of appeal, prompting condemnations from NGOs.
Spain plans stricter rules on asylum seekers in Ceuta, draft decree shows
MADRID, Sept 29 - Spain is planning to override standard migration procedures and tighten rules on asylum seeking for migrants who arrived in its North African enclave of Ceuta in July's mass crossing, a draft decree seen by Reuters showed, prompting outcry from legal experts and NGOs. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Organizations say proposal would allow removals before asylum decisions and shorten appeal deadlines
The Ministry of the Interior will decide on petitions without the prior examination of the Interministerial Commission in which Acnur participates NGOs reject the decree to accelerate the return of migrants
They complain that the rule being prepared by the Executive involves introducing a “derogation regime to the right of asylum on grounds of place and time”
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