Limiting of refugee rights dominates Amnesty 2016 report

According to the annual report of human rights NGO Amnesty International for Slovenia -  positive news from Slovenia included the enshrining of the right to clean water in the Constitution and the adoption of new civil-union and anti-discrimination legislation, the anti-refugee sentiment escalated throughout the year and culminated in the adoption of contentious changes to the aliens act in early 2017.

In March 2016, refugees were stripped of the EUR 288 one-off allowance that they received in the first month after being granted international protection.

"And in autumn, the Interior Ministry shocked [us] with the proposal of changes to the aliens act that shamelessly envisages violations of a series of recognised human rights stemming from international refugee law, human rights law and the Slovenian Constitution," the Slovenian branch of the NGO commented.

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