Legal note: Refugee Families Torn Apart
September 2019
The systematic rejections of family reunifications requests from Greece by Germany and their detrimental impact upon the right to family life and the best interest of the child.
These persistent refusals by the German asylum authorities affect first and foremost the family unity of individuals that have already suffered from conflict, war and persecution and mostly impact upon the best interest and wellbeing of refugee children that have often been separated from their families for prolonged periods.