There has been recent news coverage of a Turkish people-smuggling ring. Basically, Turkish Kurds were paying vast amounts of money to be smuggled into the UK.
They then, when caught, claimed political asylum. Their claim was that, as Kurds, they would be subjected to all manner of horrors should they be returned to turkey. On that basis they were granted unlimited leave to remain.
However, the question seems to shout out - how on Earth can Turkey be considered as an EU Member if some of its citizens are subjected to Human Rights abuses in their own country?
2006-10-06
22:14:17
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Essex Ron
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