The Danish parliament approved a law on Thursday that will allow Denmark to process asylum seekers outside Europe, in a move that has drawn anger from human rights advocates. Under the measure, Denmark can send asylum seekers to a third nation, most likely in Africa, to have their claims assessed. Under the government’s plans, asylum seekers arriving in Denmark would be transported to a third country, where their application would be processed. In 2004, then UK prime minister Tony Blair tried to persuade Tanzania to process asylum claims but failed. ‘Potentially unlawful’The agreement did not include anything on the processing of asylum claims and Kigali made it clear that “receiving asylum seekers from Denmark” was also not part of the deal.

Source: The Irish Times June 03, 2021 14:13 UTC