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Rights Groups Oppose Spain’s Ceuta Deportation Plan
(MENAFN) Human rights organizations called on Spain Tuesday to withdraw a proposed decree aimed at speeding up deportations from Ceuta, warning that the measure could weaken existing protections for asylum-seekers.
In a joint statement, groups including Oxfam and the Spanish Commission for Refugees said the proposal would establish an "exception to the right to asylum based on place and time."
The government began preparing the decree after a large-scale crossing into Ceuta in late July, when nearly 80,000 people entered the Spanish enclave on the North African coast.
According to reports, authorities were seeking to present the measure to the Cabinet on Tuesday, although officials were still working on its final wording.
The Interior Ministry-backed proposal would reportedly reduce the length of administrative and court procedures in an effort to accelerate decisions on asylum applications and returns to Morocco.
Government figures cited in reports indicated that more than 10,000 migrants were still in Ceuta.
The rights organizations warned that the proposed rules could result in some asylum-seekers being expelled before their applications are fully decided and could limit their ability to claim protection from being sent back to places where they may face danger.
In a joint statement, groups including Oxfam and the Spanish Commission for Refugees said the proposal would establish an "exception to the right to asylum based on place and time."
The government began preparing the decree after a large-scale crossing into Ceuta in late July, when nearly 80,000 people entered the Spanish enclave on the North African coast.
According to reports, authorities were seeking to present the measure to the Cabinet on Tuesday, although officials were still working on its final wording.
The Interior Ministry-backed proposal would reportedly reduce the length of administrative and court procedures in an effort to accelerate decisions on asylum applications and returns to Morocco.
Government figures cited in reports indicated that more than 10,000 migrants were still in Ceuta.
The rights organizations warned that the proposed rules could result in some asylum-seekers being expelled before their applications are fully decided and could limit their ability to claim protection from being sent back to places where they may face danger.
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