Egypt adopted its first-ever asylum law this week, but it has sparked concerns among human rights groups who warn it takes a "security-focused approach" that could undermine refugee protections.

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CAIRO, Dec 21 — Egypt adopted its first-ever asylum law this week, but it has sparked concerns among human rights groups who warn it takes a “security-focused approach” that could undermine refugee protections. Signed into law by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Tuesday, the legislation comes as Egypt faces a severe economic crisis and fallout from regional conflicts, including Sudan and Gaza. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says Egypt is receivi…

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Egypt’s first-ever asylum law fuels concerns over refugee rights

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says Egypt is receiving hundreds of Sudanese refugees daily, with more than 845,000 refugees and asylum seekers registered as of November

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Η Αίγυπτος υιοθέτησε αυτή την εβδομάδα το πρώτο νομοσχέδιο για την παροχή ασύλου σε μετανάστες, το οποίο έχει προκαλέσει αντιδράσεις από τους υπέρμαχους των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων που φοβούνται ότι οι…Περισσότερα...

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Egypt adopted its first-ever asylum law this week, but it has sparked concerns among human rights groups who warn it takes a "security-focused approach" that could undermine refugee protections.Signed into law by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Tuesday, the legislation comes as Egypt faces a severe economic crisis and fallout from regional conflicts, including Sudan and Gaza.The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says Egypt is receiving hundreds of Sud…

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Egypt's first-ever asylum law fuels concerns over refugee rights

Concerns among human rights activists say the law was adopted hastily, without adequate consultation with civil society organizations or the UNHCR.

Ανησυχίες στους υπέρμαχους των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων, λένε πως ο νόμος υιοθετήθηκε βιαστικά, χωρίς να προηγηθεί επαρκής διαβούλευση με οργανώσεις της κοινωνίας των πολιτών ή την UNHCR

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Egypt adopted its first-ever asylum law this week, but it has sparked concerns among human rights groups who warn it takes a "security-focused approach" that could undermine refugee protections. Signed into law by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Tuesday, the legislation comes as Egypt faces a severe economic crisis and fallout from regional conflicts, including

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CAIRO, Dec 21 — Egypt adopted its first-ever asylum law this week, but it has sparked concerns among human rights groups......

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Egypt adopted its first-ever asylum law this week, but it has sparked concerns among human rights groups who warn it takes a “security-focused approach” that could undermine refugee protections. Signed into law by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Tuesday, the legislation comes as Egypt faces a severe economic crisis and fallout from regional conflicts, including Sudan and Gaza. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says Egypt is receiving hundreds of S…

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Adel Zidan, a member of the founding body of the Awareness Party, said that the approval of the new foreigners’ asylum law by the House of Representatives and its ratification by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is a pivotal step that reflects Egypt’s keenness to regulate the refugee situation in line with its international obligations and serves its national interests.   Zidan pointed out in a statement that this law represents a qualitative shif…

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