EU must ban transfers of asylum seekers to Bulgaria until country “sets affairs in order”

Headline Title: EU must ban transfers of asylum seekers to Bulgaria until country “sets affairs in order” 31 March 2014 European countries must not transfer any asylum seekers to Bulgaria until the country truly improves its demeaning reception conditions and addresses its asylum procedures, said Amnesty International.On 1 April, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is due to announce its position on the issue after it called for a suspension of all transfers of asylum seekers to Bulgaria in January. It cited poor conditions in reception facilities and problems…

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