Recommendations
(A/HRC/16/52/Add.4)
(d) All law enforcement officials, with the help of UNCHR, need to
accept and register asylum claims, so they can be accessed by those
who wish to file a claim.
(e) Bring the responsibility for asylum applications and the asylum
procedures under civil authority and reinstall an effective second
instance for appeals.
Law 3907 of 26 January 2011,
was published in the
Government Gazette (A/26 Jan
2011). The law will provide for
the establishment of an Asylum
Agency and a First Reception
Service for Immigrants, as well
as for harmonization of the
Greek legislation with the
provisions of Directive
2008/115/EC on common
standards and procedures in
Member States for returns of
illegally staying third country
nationals.
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(f) Ensure that the legislative amendments guarantee that migrants and
refugees are offered adequate screening (including efficient procedures
Situation during visit
(See: A/HRC/16/52/Add.4)
Information received in the reporting period
2010, is to be welcomed. A new
timeframe for the issuance of
asylum decisions-the accelerated
process takes three months and
the normal process six months.
The asylum procedure will be
handed over to Refugee
Committees comprised of
qualified civil authorities. In the
meantime, there was supposed to
be a procedure in place to deal
with the transitional period in
between the old and new system,
however, this transitional period
has been stalled for over one
year.
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