Missing migrants, refugees and asylum seekers – A call to clarify their fate

Amendment No. 7 | Doc. 16037 | 30 September 2024

Signatories:

Mr Norbert KLEINWÄCHTER, Germany, EC/DA ; Mr Bob De BRABANDERE, Belgium, EC/DA ; Ms Elisabetta GARDINI, Italy, EC/DA ; Mr Martin GRAF, Austria, EC/DA ; Mr Paweł JABŁOŃSKI, Poland, EC/DA ; Mr Jurģis KLOTIŅŠ, Latvia, EC/DA ; Mr Harald WEYEL, Germany, EC/DA

Origin

2024 - Fourth part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 10, delete the third and fourth sentences (from "Immigration detention" to "Status of Refugees.")

Explanatory note

The opposite is true. According to the Geneva Convention, refugees must flee to the next safe area in order to be recognized. It is only then that their illegal entry into foreign territory may not be punished. Many refugees arrive at a border from a safe territory, so they may be imprisoned.