Rights watchdog calls for ensuring education rights for 10-year-old asylum seeker in limbo at airport
Korea's state human rights watchdog urged the government on Tuesday to protect the education and development rights of a 10-year-old asylum seeker from Mali who has been living at Incheon International Airport for about a year. The National Human Rights Commission issued the recommendation to the justice ministry after the boy and his father filed a petition in October, arguing their prolonged…
The Korea National Human Rights Commission has urged the government to safeguard the educational and developmental rights of a 10-year-old Malian asylum seeker who has been residing at Incheon International Airport for nearly a year. The commission made this recommendation to the justice ministry following the boy and his father's October petition, which alleged that their prolonged stay at the airport departure hall was inhumane.
The pair have been confined to the airport's departure area since the justice ministry declined to review their refugee status application, which the ministry deems to be based solely on economic motives. The commission stated that alternative measures should be taken to achieve immigration control objectives while minimizing infringement on the fundamental rights essential for children.
However, the commission did not fully accept the petition after investigating the case, concluding that the pair did not suffer inhumane treatment from the state, as the departure hall provided adequate conditions.
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