27 April 2020
"The rule of law requires that administrative decisions can be reviewed. People must not simply be imprisoned. Nor must people be sent back without a formal procedure; they must have access to legal remedies. Border procedures contribute to making legal protection structurally difficult and often a matter of resources. Border procedures encourage human rights violations."
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"The truth is that both proposals - sometimes more (letter), sometimes less (non-paper) – depend on border procedures to work. However, what border procedures lead to can be observed on the Greek islands. Border procedures lead to inhuman conditions and zones of lawlessness. The EU-Turkey deal alone is the reason why people have to 'live' in the camps, because since it came into force it has prohibited people from travelling to mainland Greece.
As long as a political proposal relies on procedures that systematically disregard European and human rights law and result in the inhumane treatment of people, the EU will betray itself."
Leaving people behind - Proposals for the reorganisation of the Common European Asylum System (Equal Rights Beyond Borders, link)
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