What the coalition agreement means for refugees with subsidiary protection: A woman in Essen

OP-ED: Germany’s dangerous shift to the right: The new coalition agreement is a blow to refugee protection | European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

By Karl Kopp and Wiebke Judith Germany is facing a watershed moment in refugee policy. The negotiated coalition agreement between the conservative parties (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) signals not only a dramatic tightening of asylum law but a dangerous departure from long-held human rights standards. Instead of reinforcing humanitarian principles and upholding the […]

For Wala Abdulrahman in Essen, living without her own children has been a reality for three years. Now she is even more concerned.