2010-04-12 Norja: Norja sopimukseen Pakistanin kanssa afgaanien palautuksista!

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Norja on tehnyt sopimuksen Pakistanin ja YK:n kanssa, sopimus kattaa käännytyspäätöksen saaneiden afgaani turvapaikanhakijoiden palautukset. Sopimus pitää sisällään sekä vapaaehtoiset palaamiset, että pakko käännytykset.

Sopimukseen päästiin Norjan oikeusministeri Knut Storberget ja afganistanin pakolaisasioiden ministerin Abdul Rahim kesken.

Norjan pakolaisneuvoston johtaja Elisabeth Rasmusson on arvostellut uutta sopimusta.

http://www.norwaypost.no/news/asylum-agreement-with-pakistan.html

Asylum agreement with Pakistan

Norway has entered into an agreement with Pakistan and the UN, covering the return of Afghan asylum seekers who have been denied asylum in Norway. It covers both voluntary and forced returns. (Photo: Justice Minister Knut Storberget)

The agreement was reached during talks between Norway's Minister of Justice, Knut Storberget and the Afghan Minister for Refugees, Abdul Rahim.

The Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Elisabeth Rasmusson, has strongly criticised the new agreement.

(NRK)

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Löytyisiköhän tästä tarkempaa tietoa jostain muusta lähteestä?

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Saako Norjalle olla rehellisesti kateellinen? Samanlaista asennetta kaivattaisiin suomalaisilta päättäjiltä, enkä nyt tarkoita pakolaisylipapitar Elisabeth Rasmussonia.

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Entered into an agreement on the return of Afghan asylum-seekers
On Sunday, Minister of Justice, Knut Storberget, signed an agreement with Afghanistan and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) regarding the return of Afghan asylum-seekers who have been refused residence in Norway. The agreement applies to both forced and voluntary return. According to NRK, the Norwegian government put pressure on the Afghan authorities to establish the agreement. Afghan authorities said to NRK that they believe that it is not safe to send the refugees back. The agreement is also about Norwegian support to the establishment of care centers for minor asylum-seekers in Afghanistan. The centers will be a place where minor asylum-seekers can get the care that they need and aid to education. Storberget says that he has always believed that it is important that they get a good start in life when they return, rather than staying illegally in Norway. Both Afghan and Norwegian authorities said that voluntary return is the best solution for Afghans who do not have a residence permit in Norway. Storberget believes that the agreement will encourage voluntary returns since they for example will receive money as they return. Secretary General Elisabeth Rasmusson of the Norwegian Refugee Council is very critical towards the agreement.
Verdens Gang 11 April 2010 (in Norwegian)
http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=595710 (Google-käännös englanniksi)
NRK 11 April 2010 (in Norwegian)
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/norge/1.7075350
Trønder-Avisa 11 April 2010 (in Norwegian)
http://www.t-a.no/ntb/utenriks/article115655.ece

Mitenkäs ne Suomen sopimusneuvottelut Irakin ja Afganistanin kanssa, joita lupailtiin hallituksen politiikkariihessä jo yli vuosi sitten? Yksikään toimittaja ei ole kysellyt niiden perään.