Hungary's asylum bill blow to refugee protection, EU and UN say
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BUDAPESTJul 03, 2015 - 12:00 am GMT+3
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Jul 03, 2015 12:00 am
The United Nations and the Council of Europe both criticized Hungary's planned changes to its asylum rules on Friday, saying they would harm asylum seekers' right to seek safety there and put them at risk. The right-wing government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban wants to shorten the time frame for screening asylum claims and to reject claims from those migrants who on their journey from Syria, Afghanistan or Iraq have already passed through safe countries without requesting asylum. Hungarian parliament is likely to vote on the amendment on Monday.
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