Published : 17-08-2018
The German authorities announced their intent to deport a Palestinian refugee to Syria after he had received a prison sentence of one year and a half over violations of law.
The refugee said he had entered Germany some three years ago, fleeing the deadly warfare in Syria. He had served a prison term of one year and a half before he joined a job center, where he received promises to grant him access to the local labor market in one month.
“However, just a few days later, I received a letter ordering me to leave Germany in 30 days and return to Syria within the allotted time span,” he added.
The refugee said the migration office turned down his appeals to backtrack on the refoulement decision.
In appeals emailed to AGPS, the refugee called on the concerned authorities to urge the German government to rescind the deportation order or work on facilitating his access to another destination.
Non-refoulement is a fundamental principle of international law that forbids a country receiving asylum seekers from returning them to a country in which they would be in likely danger of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.
The German authorities announced their intent to deport a Palestinian refugee to Syria after he had received a prison sentence of one year and a half over violations of law.
The refugee said he had entered Germany some three years ago, fleeing the deadly warfare in Syria. He had served a prison term of one year and a half before he joined a job center, where he received promises to grant him access to the local labor market in one month.
“However, just a few days later, I received a letter ordering me to leave Germany in 30 days and return to Syria within the allotted time span,” he added.
The refugee said the migration office turned down his appeals to backtrack on the refoulement decision.
In appeals emailed to AGPS, the refugee called on the concerned authorities to urge the German government to rescind the deportation order or work on facilitating his access to another destination.
Non-refoulement is a fundamental principle of international law that forbids a country receiving asylum seekers from returning them to a country in which they would be in likely danger of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.
