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Immigration Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 21 March 2016. It occurred during Debate on bills on Immigration Bill.

Moved by

Lord Alton of Liverpool

121: After Clause 63, insert the following new Clause—

“Conditions for grant of asylum: cases of genocide

(1) A person seeking asylum in the United Kingdom who belongs to a national, ethnical, racial or religious group which is, in the place from which that person originates, subject to the conditions detailed in Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, shall be presumed to meet the conditions for asylum in the United Kingdom.

(2) The adjudication of whether the group to which the person seeking asylum belongs meets the description specified in subsection (1) shall be determined by a referral to the High Court after consideration of the available facts.

(3) Applicants for asylum in the United Kingdom from groups designated under this section may submit their applications and have them assessed at British missions overseas.”

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

769 c2150 

Session

2015-16

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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