13 January 2017
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"The Slovenian government backed an amendment to the existing Aliens Act on Thursday, introducing stricter procedures towards asylum seekers and refugees for a special six-month period – with a possible extension for another six months.
It is likely to be backed by the country's parliament in which the plan enjoys cross-party support.
Although the procedure would not apply to persons whose life is in danger if they are returned to their native countries, or unaccompanied minors, the provisions will empower police officers to refuse entry to most asylum seekers on the border.
Zajovic said Slovenia was trying to imitate recent moves by Hungary, which were unfortunately now being copied by the majority of countries on the "Balkan route", including Croatia, "where we have witnessed a lot of cases in which Croatian police deported refugees to Serbia without proper procedure”."
See the article: Slovenia Aliens Act Proposal Worries Croatia (Balkan Insight, link)
See: Amnesty International: Proposals to strip refugees and asylum-seekers of their rights must be rejected (link)
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