CBAR - CBHV wants to examine how the new regulations on safe countries of origin are being implemented in Belgium
In its letter to partners, CBAR BCHV wants to be informed of decisions and judgements refusing the examination of applications from applicants originating from "safe countries of origin".
Since 1 June 2012, the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRA) is entitled to refuse to consider applications from asylum seekers coming from countries considered as safe when it is not clear from their statements that they have a well-founded fear of persecution or where there are no serious reasons to believe that they face a real risk of serious harm (New section 57/6/1 of the Aliens Law from 15 December 1980).
The law also provides that the CGRA must take a decision within 15 working days and that such decisions can only be subject to an action for annulment (no automatic suspensive effect) against the Aliens Litigation Council.
This specific procedure currently applies to asylum seekers from: Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro, Macedonia and India (Royal Decree from 26 May 2012).
In order to follow up on and analyse how these regulations are being implemented, the CBAR BCHV invites its partners to send all decisions and judgements relationg thereto to clepoivre@cbar-bchv.be.