Asylum Seekers: Nils Muiznieks

Nils Muiznieks: A few have tents, while others have taken over woodland shacks. Many have only clothing to cover themselves at night and log fires for heat and cooking, according to The Star. This needs to be addressed now, said Nils Muiznieks, human rights commissioner at the Council of Europe. Winter is coming and somebody could become seriously ill or die in the cold and BOGOVADJA, SERBIA With winter approaching, hundreds of asylum seekers from Africa and the Middle East are living in a forest in Serbia without access to basic amenities, a sign of the Balkan states failure to tackle a rising tide of migration. All have legally sought asylum, but the countrys two asylum centres which hold 250 people are full. With around 300 living rough so far, rights groups have expressed growing alarm and say the problem will only worsen as more arrive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.