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This initiative by the Federal Republic of Germany with a view to adopting a Directive on assistance in cases of transit for the purposes of removal by air – which is to say expulsion by air of people accused of being ‘illegal immigrants’ – is one of a set of initiatives and measures whose aim is to build ‘Fortress Europe’.
As the group of honourable Members who put their names to the ‘Minority Opinion’ appended to the report point out, the real objective of this initiative is to make a cynical attempt to improve and render more effective the machinery for expelling people accused of ‘illegal’ residence, with as little resistance as possible.
An amendment seeking to safeguard the rights described in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms has been tabled, by inserting a clause. This amendment does not change the fact that the
will now
if not
violate the rights of men and women migrating in search of a better life.
It is impossible, and even intolerable in human terms, to address the tragic situation of thousands and thousands of men and women by applying repressive measures designed to increase security."@en1
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