Norway: Government to review asylum status of Eritreans who celebrate conscription
Posted: 09 Sep 2019, 17:12
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The Norwegian government has announced that it will re-consider the asylum status of Eritreans who participated in celebrations of the National Service system of conscription.
The government says it granted asylum on the grounds that the ‘refugees’ had fled from Eritrea fleeing conscription. If they now celebrate the same system it suggests that their asylum claim might have been false. As the Norwegian authorities put it: “That a refugee has participated in events and the like in support of the same authorities he or she fears persecution from, may indicate that residence permit and asylum status in Norway should be revoked.”
The issue was outlined on Eritrea Hub last week in our report: “Eritrean regime ‘abuses Norway’s hospitality.'”
Now there is an official announcement from the government of Norway. You can read it here: Instruks til UDI 060919-Eritrea Norwegian Department of Justice
Below is a translation of the government announcement via Google Translate. Apologies for any errors.
GI-04/2019 – Instructions to review asylum cases from Eritrea and consider revocation of residence permit if there is information that a refugee has been granted residence in Norway on an incorrect basis, etc.
The Ministry of Justice and Emergency Management refers to the Ministry’s general instructional access and Act 15 May 2008 no. 35 on foreigners’ access to the state and their stay here (Immigration Act, Foreign Affairs) section 76 second paragraph, which means that the Ministry can provide the Immigration Directorate (UDI) general instructions on interpretation of law, judgment and prioritization of cases.
With this, the Ministry instructs the UDI to review a total of 150 asylum cases from Eritrea, to investigate whether there is a basis for revocation of residence permit and asylum status because the refugee has participated in events, meetings, gatherings etc. in support of and / or together with representatives of Eritrean authorities.
At the same time, the Ministry is asking the UDI to consider the need to further narrow the area of validity of travel voucher and foreigner passport for Eritrean citizens with a residence permit in Norway.
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