Foreign Territory: The internationalisation of EU asylum Policy
New report from Oxfam GB
Oxfam GB has published a new report 'Foreign Territory: the
internationalisation of EU asylum policy.' This is the first comprehensive
analysis to respond to the recent overseas shift of European asylum
measures.
As European policy makers seek ways to limit refugee flows before they
arrive, they are setting in motion a new set of overseas initiatives which
could have a serious impact on the lives of refugees. Initiatives include
the establishment of 'Regional Protection Programmes' and the designation
of 'safe countries', which are set to see critical developments in 2005.
This mixed agenda contains inadequate safeguards for refugee protection and
is insufficiently informed by an understanding of the realities of their
lives.
Because these policies are moving from the domain of home affairs, into the
arena of foreign policy and aid, Oxfam's timely new report is aimed at a
wide range of readers in the EU and in refugees' regions of origin and
transit. It is both a reference tool for advocates and an agenda for action
with a set of clear recommendations for policy makers.
'Foreign Territory' draws on a year of dialogue and on the long-term
experience of Oxfam GB in Europe and in refugee situations worldwide. It
links EU policy analysis with original case studies in Sri Lanka, DRC and
Tanzania, bringing the voices of refugees and displaced people who are
notably excluded form the debate.
Copies are available at £5 (to cover postage and packing) from
[log in to unmask] The report is also available to download free in
English and French on the Oxfam GB website
www.oxfamgb.org/ukpp/resources/foreignterritory.htm
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