Federal Government Cancels Asylum Claims From Afghanistan Mali Burkina Faso Iraq And Syria

The first meeting of the National Committee for Refugees (Conare), linked to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP), zeroed asylum requests from five countries (Afghanistan, Mali, Burkina Faso, Iraq and Syria), for a total of 645 regularizations The group meets again in March.

In this group are the Afghans who were in an unhealthy situation on arrival in Brazil, at the International Airport of Guarulhos “We were able to recognize all those who applied for refugee claims and were eligible for verification.

This already responds to the humanitarian demand that we are receiving from people of that nationality”, said the president of Conare, sheila de carvalho Another point highlighted is that two African countries, Mali and Burkina Faso, also had applications accepted.

“This makes the refuge policy attention program operational for people of African descent It is also an initiative with the aim of having a dedicated look at those who are most impacted by humanitarian crises, such as black people,” she added.

DYNAMIC - During the meeting, the director of the Department of Migration (Demig), Tatyana Friedrich, presented the dynamics of the Working Group that will develop the national policy for migrants, refugees and stateless persons “Demig, through its four coordinators, is carrying out the construction of the WG, in order to define the thematic axes, so that all dimensions of the themes of Refuge, Migration and Statelessness are contemplated.

A calendar of actions is being organized and a series of works in the composition of the WG, in order to guarantee the involvement of all parties “This is so that there is effective participation of the various government areas, states and municipalities, international organizations and, mainly, civil society, with broad citizen participation of migrants and refugees themselves”.

The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministries of Health, Labor and Social Security, Foreign Affairs, the Federal Police and the National Secretary of Justice, Augusto de Arruda Botelho Granting refuge It is a legal protection that Brazil offers to citizens of other countries who are suffering persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, social group or political opinions or, still, who are subject, in their country, to serious and generalized violation of human rights.

Source: Ministry of Justice and Public Security.