Table of Contents: Human Rights Watch Commentary on the U.K.'s "New Vision" Proposal for the Establishment of Refugee Processing Centers Abroad (June, 2003)

An Unjust "Vision" for Europe's Refugees

Human Rights Watch Commentary on the U.K.'s "New Vision" Proposal for the Establishment of Refugee Processing Centers Abroad

Human Rights Watch Backgrounder, June 17, 2003
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I. THE REGIONAL PROCESSING CENTERS PROPOSED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTS AND REFUGEE PRINCIPLES

Undermining of Responsibility Sharing Principles
Violations of the Right to Seek Asylum and of Nonrefoulement
Processing in Third Countries Constitutes a Penalty Under the Refugee Convention
Lack of Procedural Safeguards
Transferring Governments are Legally Responsibility for Abuses that Occur as a Result of the Plan

II. CONDITIONS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES, AND OTHER MIGRANTS IN PROPOSED LOCATIONS FOR PROCESSING CENTERS

Albania
Croatia
Iran
Morocco
Romania
Russia
Northern Somalia
Turkey
Ukraine

III. ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES WILL BE SUBJECTED TO INEFFECTIVE PROTECTION IN PROCESSING CENTERS

The "New Vision" Proposal Will Undermine International Effective Protection Norms
The "New Vision" Proposal Will Undermine Existing Effective Protection Policies in the U.K. and other States