Afghanistan, Aug. 22 -- Amnesty International UK says asylum approvals for Afghans fell from 98% to 44%. The group warns new immigration laws are unfair, harmful, and undermine refugee protections.
Amnesty International UK has warned that Britain's new immigration policies have sharply reduced the rate of asylum approvals for citizens of Afghanistan and several other countries.
According to the report, only 44 percent of Afghan applicants were granted asylum this year, compared to 98 percent in the previous year. Approval rates for Iranian applicants dropped from 84 to 58 percent, while for Eritreans they fell from 99 to 86 percent.
Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty's Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, described the new policies as "flawed...