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…
Korea's National Human Rights Commission has called on the government to guarantee the education and development rights of a 10-year-old Malian asylum seeker living at Incheon International Airport for nearly a year. The Commission made the recommendation to the Justice Ministry after the boy and his father filed a petition in October, alleging their ongoing stay at the airport was inhumane.
The boy and his father have been residing in the departure hall of the airport, located west of Seoul, since the Justice Ministry declined to review their application for refugee status. The Ministry contends the application was motivated solely by economic reasons.
The Commission emphasized that at a minimum, alternative measures should be implemented to achieve the objective of immigration control while minimizing intrusion into the fundamental rights of children. However, the Commission partially dismissed the petition following an investigation. It concluded that the pair did not suffer inhumane treatment at the hands of the state, noting that the departure hall provided sufficient conditions for their well-being.
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