Support Our Work Mailing list About / Contact

Norway: Church refugees

01 March 1997

Support our work: become a Friend of Statewatch from as little as £1/€1 per month.

33 people who have applied for political asylum but who have been denied permission to stay in Norway are still living in church asylums. Several Kosovo-Albanians have spent four years living in churches and cannot leave as they do not have travel documents from their country of origin. Asylum-seekers from nine countries are living in 25 churches around Norway. Former Minister of Justice, Anne Holt, granted an amnesty to church asylum-seekers on 9 December last year for families with children, which implied the permission to remain in Norway. Three children have taken refuge in churches since then but will not be included in the amnesty.

Dagbladet, 21.4.97.

Our work is only possible with your support.
Become a Friend of Statewatch from as little as £1/€1 per month.

 Previous article

UK: Gay couple can stay together

Next article 

France: Cost of military action in Africa

 

Spotted an error? If you've spotted a problem with this page, just click once to let us know.

Report error

Statewatch does not have a corporate view, nor does it seek to create one, the views expressed are those of the author. Statewatch is not responsible for the content of external websites and inclusion of a link does not constitute an endorsement. Registered UK charity number: 1154784. Registered UK company number: 08480724. Registered company name: The Libertarian Research & Education Trust. Registered office: MayDay Rooms, 88 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1DH. © Statewatch ISSN 1756-851X. Personal usage as private individuals "fair dealing" is allowed. We also welcome links to material on our site. Usage by those working for organisations is allowed only if the organisation holds an appropriate licence from the relevant reprographic rights organisation (eg: Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK) with such usage being subject to the terms and conditions of that licence and to local copyright law.

About | Contact | Privacy Policy