Tusk’s Asylum Regulation a Dud! Suspension of the Right to Asylum Only on Paper

The amendments to the law have restricted Poland's right to asylum - such applications from migrants on the border with Belarus will now be accepted only in special cases. This step is associated with the presidential elections in May.

Poland: Blocking Access to Access, Violating Human Rights on the Border

On 26 March, Poland’s President Duda signed into law a controversial bill allowing authorities to temporarily suspend access to asylum. The bill, which has been subject to extensive criticism, comes as rights groups have reported ongoing abuses of migrants and refugees at the country’s border with Belarus. “Flagrantly Unlawful” Denial of Asylum Access The new legislation… Source

The right-wing Polish government under President Andrzej Duda has implemented its planned project for months: at the end of March, a law was passed that allowed the right to temporarily restrict and suspend asylum applications. Meanwhile, Friedrich Merz wants to forge joint plans with Poland. In mid-March, the Senate gave the green light, on Thursday, 27 March, it was decided: a law that allows the Polish authorities to effectively abolish asylu…

Tusk’s Asylum Regulation a Dud! Suspension of the Right to Asylum Only on Paper

Shortly after President Andrzej Duda signed into law restrictions on submitting applications for international protection, the Council of Ministers published a corresponding regulation in the Journal of Laws. In this brief document, it is stated outright that the limitation “applies at the state border with the Republic of Belarus.” What does that mean in practice? […] The post Tusk’s Asylum Regulation a Dud! Suspension of the Right to Asylum On…