19 June 2015
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human
Rights: Cécile Pouilly
Location:
Geneva
Subject: Hungary
Hungary
We are deeply concerned about the announcement made this
week by the Government of Hungary that it is preparing to erect a
four-metre-high fence to seal its 175-kilometre border with Serbia. If adopted,
this measure may prevent asylum seekers, who may be in need of international
protection, from accessing Hungarian territory. Such harsh border enforcement
measures may also force migrants to adopt more risky routes and modes of
transport, putting them at greater risk of abuse by traffickers and smugglers. We
have noted in the past the need for European governments to display leadership
and compassion in their migration policies.
We reiterate our concerns at the anti-migrant xenophobic
rhetoric that is being disseminated by the Hungarian Government, most recently
through an anti-migration billboard campaign. One of the Government’s posters
reads: “If you come to Hungary, you cannot take away Hungarians' jobs.” Such
assertions contradict the evidence, which is that migrants – particularly
low-skilled migrants - are needed in European labour markets, doing the
difficult jobs that no one else wants to do. On 22 May, we publicly criticized
a questionnaire on immigration sent by the Government to its citizens in which
unfounded links were sought to be made between migration and terrorism.
ENDS
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Cécile Pouilly (+41 22 917 9310 / cpouilly@ohchr.org) or Ravina Shamdasani (+41
22 917 9169 / rshamdasani@ohchr.org ).
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