An Unjust “Vision” for Europe’s Refugees

June 20, 2003 will mark international refugee day - a day when governments should reaffirm their obligations to protect some of the world's most vulnerable people. Instead, European governments will meet on June 20 to debate the United Kingdom's (U.K.) proposal that promises to undermine those obligations. This proposal, to be discussed at the European Council meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece, outlines the U.K.'s "new vision" for the global management of asylum seekers, refugees, and other migrants.