ECRE/BRC joint response to House of Lords inquiry on Frontex

The Refugee Council and ECRE welcome this timely inquiry and the
opportunity to comment on the European Agency for the Management of
Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the EU Member States,
Frontex. We share the view that the Agency's mandated powers are
expanding fast and consider that this is happening without due attention to
the establishment and/or clarification of the Agency's role and responsibilities
in relation to human rights. We are particularly concerned with the right to
seek asylum as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
the extent to which this may be violated as a result of Frontex activities.

ECRE_BRC Response to HoL Frontex Inquiry Sept07.pdf (170.54 KB)