Saturday, October 24, 2015

#BELGIUM: Gov't Min. Says Asylum-Seekers Must Sign Doc Accepting EU Human Rights, European Values

[world politics news]


Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken says all new migrants entering Belgium must sign a document pledging themselves to the basic values expressed in the European Convention on Human Rights, as well as to principles of the Belgian Constitution. Failure to accept the equality of men and women, free speech and the separation of church and state, among others, will weigh against their case for permanent status, he said.

[Note: Link is to a Belgian-language page.]

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