Thursday, November 26, 2015

DUTCH COURT: MIGRANTS' RIGHT TO FOOD, SHELTER NOT UNCONDITIONAL

(REUTERS) — A Dutch high court on Thursday upheld a government policy of withholding food and shelter to rejected asylum-seekers who refuse to be repatriated, giving legal backing to one of Europe’s toughest immigration policies.
The Raad van State or Council of State, which reviews the legality of government decisions, found that the new policy of conservative Prime Minister Mark Rutte does not contravene the European Convention on Human Rights.
A rejected asylum seeker does not have the right to appeal to the European Social Charter, it said.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2015/11/court-migrants-right-to-food-shelter-not-unconditional/#wHX7bJAOZOdHTAXh.99

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