‘Migrant-Bashing Has Dangerously Become the Norm’ in Europe – UN Human Rights Expert

‘Migrant-Bashing Has Dangerously Become the Norm’ in Europe – UN Human Rights Expert  http://bit.ly/1VCbkNY  

As the European Union summit starts in Brussels, a United Nations expert on the human rights of migrants on 18 February 2016 warned that it has become impossible in Europe to have a meaningful discussion about migrant’s rights, diversity, and integration.

“Europe has always been a strong advocate of human rights in Europe and elsewhere,” said François Crépeau, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, in a statement.

“In its struggle to maintain control of its borders however, it is being tested on its adherence to human rights. Through slowly stripping away the rights of asylum-seekers and migrants, Europe is creating a scary new ‘normal,’” he added.

Through slowly stripping away the rights of asylum-seekers and migrants, Europe is creating a scary new ‘normal’.

Crépeau called on the leaders of the 28-nation bloc gathering on 18 and 19 February to halt the continuous regression of the human rights of migrants as Europe struggles to deal with its migrant crisis.

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