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Persona non grata before arrival
By
Michael de Laine
In Denmark, asylum-seekers spend up to a decade in the wilderness while their cases are heard.
Asylum-seekers here have no national registration or social security number. They are only allowed emergency medical help if the asylum camp doctors give the OK. Dental help, pills and so on must often be paid out of their subsistence allowance from the government, which may be as little as $120 every two weeks per person.
This situation can on for weeks, months - or even up to 10 years - before their applications to stay in Denmark and any appeals are finalised.
These were among the complaints that members of the European Parliament studied during a recent inspection of two asylum camps and a prison where deportees are held before deporttaion. The report is due in October, but initial comments castigate the Danish government for its policies and the long, drawn-out procedures.
Asylum seekers are persona non grata even before they arrive...
About this article:
Persons involved:
Birthe Rønn Hornbech
Place of action:
Copenhagen
Category:
(News-) story
Keyword(s):
asylum-seekers
,
European parliament
Added on:
29-04-08 18:02:11
About the author:
E-mailaddress:
texts_unlimited%40vip.cybercity.dk
Specialism(s):
General
,
Science
,
Environment
,
Business
Living in:
Denmark
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