PRO ASYL Press Release
12. March 2003
Iraq: Refugee desaster threatening
Engagement of Federal Government shouldn’t end at borders
PRO ASYL calls upon protest activities against war
- Irak: Flüchtlingskatastrophe droht
Engagement der Bundesregierung darf nicht an der deutschen Grenze enden
PRO ASYL ruft zu Protestaktionen gegen Krieg auf - Iraq: Refugee desaster threatening
Engagement of Federal Government shouldn’t end at borders
PRO ASYL calls upon protest activities against war
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PRO ASYL appeals insistently to the heads of the government of the European states, taking up concrete measures in view of the threatening Iraq war for the protection of refugees. Turkey, Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia must open their boundaries for refugees. The EU states must support them financially und be ready to receive refugees. A preventative concept, which hopefully will be never used has to be developed…
PRO ASYL appeals, not to await the refugee catastrophe without doing anything. The UN expect at least 600.000 refugees. Concrete measures for the protection of the refugees are required – also in Germany.
The Federal Government internationally shows commitment against a war of aggression and the break of international law. This engagement ends however „at the latest at the own border“, said Mr Guenter Burkhardt, managing director PRO ASYL. The recognition rate for refugees from Iraq decreased dramatically from over 65% in the year 2001 till now just another 13%. The deterrent decision practice shall restrain many Iraqi refugees as much as possible from looking for an escape route to Germany.
