Published : 04-03-2018
International organizations have considered the new rules on the reunification of refugee families with the right to secondary protection in Germany, violating to the most fundamental rights of the child and human rights, which Germany agreed on.
Deutsche Welle quoted the German Society for Child Assistance, which defends the interests and rights of children, that this is contrary to the interests of children within the refugee families.
The organization considers that the suspension of "reunification" violates article 6 of the Constitution of Germany (Basic Law), article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and Articles 3 and 10 of the UN Convention on Children’s Rights.
Anne Lautex, Vice President of the German Association for Child Assistance, told the German media that “The legislators forget that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is a national law, and that the authorities concerned are required to give priority to the interests of the child.” Lautex added, “The interests of children were not taken into account during the adoption of the Law on the reunification of refugee families.”
Germany extended the implementation of the decision to suspend the reunification of the families of refugees who received secondary protection in Germany, until the end of July 2018, in addition to the procedures which the next government intends to take in the future, to reduce the reunification of refugee families.
International organizations have considered the new rules on the reunification of refugee families with the right to secondary protection in Germany, violating to the most fundamental rights of the child and human rights, which Germany agreed on.
Deutsche Welle quoted the German Society for Child Assistance, which defends the interests and rights of children, that this is contrary to the interests of children within the refugee families.
The organization considers that the suspension of "reunification" violates article 6 of the Constitution of Germany (Basic Law), article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and Articles 3 and 10 of the UN Convention on Children’s Rights.
Anne Lautex, Vice President of the German Association for Child Assistance, told the German media that “The legislators forget that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is a national law, and that the authorities concerned are required to give priority to the interests of the child.” Lautex added, “The interests of children were not taken into account during the adoption of the Law on the reunification of refugee families.”
Germany extended the implementation of the decision to suspend the reunification of the families of refugees who received secondary protection in Germany, until the end of July 2018, in addition to the procedures which the next government intends to take in the future, to reduce the reunification of refugee families.
