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April 2003

Vol.14, No.3 (D)

THE NETHERLANDS

FLEETING REFUGE:
The Triumph of Efficiency over Protection in Dutch Asylum Policy

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Summary & Recommendations in Dutch (PDF File)

Executive Summary

Recommendations

Regarding the accelerated asylum determination procedure
Regarding the treatment of migrant children in asylum and immigration procedures
Regarding reception conditions for asylum seekers

The Accelerated Asylum Determination Procedure

The procedure at the Aanmeldcentra (AC Procedure)
Cases involving issues of a complex or humanitarian nature
Lack of meaningful access to legal counsel
Accelerated credibility determinations and their impact on asylum seekers' claims
Judicial review of cases rejected in the AC procedure

Treatment of Migrant Children in Asylum and Immigration Procedures

Applicable international standards
Asylum determination procedures involving children
The determination that a child is accompanied

Reception Conditions for Asylum Seekers

Acknowledgements

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