Europe's 'refugee crisis' calls for a focus on rights and solidarity

The European Commission is set to present its proposal for a new Asylum and Migration Pact.  

Europe's 'refugee crisis' was a political crisis due to a lack of will to share responsibility — what is clearly needed now more than ever is a new approach to asylum and migration with rights and solutions at its core for people fleeing persecution, conflict or violence.  

The DRC Danish Refugee Council has five recommendations:   

1. Focus on compliance with the EU asylum law rather than legislative reform
2. Ensure effective access to the asylum procedure for all
3. Supporting integration of refugees with a view to long term solutions
4. Share responsibility for providing protection — in the EU and beyond
5. Promote rights-based and conflict-sensitive migration cooperation and responses   

After years of dealing with asylum and migration as a crisis, it is time to change direction and focus on rights, protection and solidarity.  

  Sign the petition to demand the European Commission support long-term solutions and lead by example in shouldering its share of global responsibility sharing efforts.