A TOP refugee council is “horrified” by the Home Secretary calling for protection for asylum seekers to be dismantled during an extreme speech…
A Scottish Refugee Council spokesperson said: “Standing up for our shared humanity is more important than ever. We are horrified that the UK Government is suggesting that these historic protections are dismantled, and our humanitarian obligations denied.
Meanwhile, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s chief executive, said that the Refugee Convention is a “ cornerstone of the international legal system”. “The Refugee Convention is just as relevant today as it was when it was created, and verbal assaults from the Home Secretary don’t alter the harsh realities that cause people from countries such as Sudan, Afghanistan and Iran to flee from conflict and persecution.
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