Human rights organisations demand ‘more access to legal aid, asylum, medical and social support for people in need’
Proposed changes to the EU’s migration laws risk weakening human rights and could leave the bloc with an “ill-functioning, costly and cruel system”, more than 50 human rights organisations have said as negotiations over the plans enter the final stretch.
In an open letter published on Monday, 57 organisations – describing themselves as “people who see and work with the stark consequences of political choices” – said the package of new laws would “mirror the failed approaches of the past and worsen their consequences”.
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