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Spain suspends fast-track asylum law amid abuse allegations
Original: SPAIN: Government suspends plans for special law to accelerate asylum procedures ― Human rights NGO accuses Spanish armed forces of violence against undocumented people ― Makeshift shelters destroyed by fire ― Demonstration in Madrid | Europea
The Spanish government has suspended plans for a special law intended to accelerate asylum procedures. At the same time, a human rights NGO has accused the Spanish armed forces of violence against undocumented people. The developments come amid reports that makeshift shelters were destroyed by fire and as demonstrators took to the streets in Madrid over the treatment of migrants and asylum seekers.
Why now: Fresh allegations of military violence against undocumented migrants plus a policy U-turn have put Spain's asylum practices under public scrutiny.
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- SPAIN: Government suspends plans for special law to accelerate asylum procedures ― Human rights NGO accuses Spanish armed forces of violence against undocumented people ― Makeshift shelters destroyed by fire ― Demonstration in Madrid | Europea · European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) |
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