Syrians and Ukrainians are more often other applying for asylum in Spain

Syrians and Ukrainians are more often Residents of other States had requested asylum in Spain last year, inform the data of the high Commissioner of the United Nations on matters of immigrants.

From January to November 2014 Spanish authorities received 5195 requests for asylum, it's 2 times more than in 2012.

more often for other immigration status was addressed by the Syrians - 1309 man for eleven months of the previous year. For the entire 2013 year of such references was Only 725. On the 2nd place - the citizens of Ukraine (806 references from January to November). On the 3rd place - the citizens of Mali (589 references). Followed by Algeria, Palestine, Nigeria, Pakistan, Iraq and Somalia.

These data show that Spain remains one of the last places among the developed countries, where applying for asylum to citizens of other countries. Only for the first six months in EU countries arrived 216 of thousands of people who applied for asylum in the 1st five are Germany, France, Sweden, Italy and the UK.

" not more than one percent of requests for asylum in the European Union, which comes from Spain, it's a shame, it is the consequences of the Spanish policy of reservation boundaries. We refuse access to those who can cross the border and request (asylum), unlawfully expelled many immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa, which is mired in conflict, those who in many cases need to take protection, " said Estrella Galan, Secretary General of the NGO Spanish Commission for aid to refugees (CEAR), the words quoted by the radio station Cadena Ser.

Almost 80% of the requests for asylum receive a negative response from the authorities, but in the case of some residents, the situation is somewhat different. So, 40% of requests for asylum applications from Syrians receive a positive response, says CEAR.

in early December, the Congress of people's deputies of the Spanish Parliament adopted the Law on public security, which allows for immediate expulsion from Spain of refugees, illegally crossing the border, without having to give them the opportunity to apply for political asylum. The law until not entered into force - it still must approve the Senate.

The law was criticized by the Council of Europe's Commissioner for human rights Nils Muiznieks and the office of the high Commissioner of the United Nations on matters of immigrants as well as other international and non-governmental organizations.

The office of the high Commissioner of the United Nations on matters of immigrants in early December, said that 60% of migrants who try to cross the border between Morocco and Spain in the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, political refugees, and among them from Syria.


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