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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced plans Sunday to temporarily limit asylum from neighboring countries Belarus and Russia, causing a backlash from human rights groups.
Tusk stated the plan responds to recent efforts of Russia and Belarus to coordinate the “mass transfer of people” across the Polish border, resulting in security and stability concerns that could have an impact domestically and across the European Union. Tusk’s statement shared via social media, states the security of Poland’s borders and territory is a key priority in the wake of the ongoing migration crisis on the Eastern border.
In response to the announced plans, a spokesperson from the Europe Commission told POLITICO on Monday that “we cannot allow Russia and Belarus to use our own values, including the right to asylum, against us and undermine our democracies.” Amnesty International Poland also responded to the announcement stating that “asylum is a human right. Groundless suspension of this right, even temporarily, is unacceptable and in conflict with, among others, the Geneva Convention and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
Amnesty International, and other individual protestors on X, stated that Article 56 of the Polish constitution states that: “Foreigners shall have a right of asylum in the Republic of Poland in accordance with principles specified by statute.” Individuals fleeing persecution from another country may come to Poland seeking refugee status, under international agreements which Poland is a member.
Tusk is slated to announce further details of his plan to address the migrant crisis on Tuesday.
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Tusk stated the plan responds to recent efforts of Russia and Belarus to coordinate the “mass transfer of people” across the Polish border, resulting in security and stability concerns that could have an impact domestically and across the European Union. Tusk’s statement shared via social media, states the security of Poland’s borders and territory is a key priority in the wake of the ongoing migration crisis on the Eastern border.
In response to the announced plans, a spokesperson from the Europe Commission told POLITICO on Monday that “we cannot allow Russia and Belarus to use our own values, including the right to asylum, against us and undermine our democracies.” Amnesty International Poland also responded to the announcement stating that “asylum is a human right. Groundless suspension of this right, even temporarily, is unacceptable and in conflict with, among others, the Geneva Convention and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
Amnesty International, and other individual protestors on X, stated that Article 56 of the Polish constitution states that: “Foreigners shall have a right of asylum in the Republic of Poland in accordance with principles specified by statute.” Individuals fleeing persecution from another country may come to Poland seeking refugee status, under international agreements which Poland is a member.
Tusk is slated to announce further details of his plan to address the migrant crisis on Tuesday.
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