Legal note: Refugee Families Torn Apart
September 2019
The sysÂteÂmaÂtic rejecÂtions of famiÂly reuniÂfiÂcaÂtiÂons requests from Greece by GerÂmaÂny and their detriÂmenÂtal impact upon the right to famiÂly life and the best inteÂrest of the child.
TheÂse perÂsisÂtent refuÂsals by the GerÂman asylÂum autÂhoÂriÂties affect first and foreÂmost the famiÂly unity of indiÂviÂduÂals that have alreÂaÂdy sufÂfeÂrÂed from conÂflict, war and perÂseÂcuÂtiÂon and mostÂly impact upon the best inteÂrest and wellÂbeÂing of refuÂgee childÂren that have often been sepaÂraÂted from their famiÂlies for proÂlonÂged periods.