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2006/2622(RSP) Resolution on North Korean asylum seekers, in particular in Thailand

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 144

Events

2006/10/19
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2006/09/07
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2006/09/07
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2006/09/07
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 83 votes to 0, with no abstentions, a resolution on North Korean asylum seekers, in particular in Thailand.

The resolution was tabled by the EPP-ED, PES, ALDE, Greens/EFA, GUE/NGL and UEN groups.

The resolution recalls that, in recent years, tens of thousands of North Koreans have fled from their home country because of repression and widespread hunger, some risking their lives in travelling through China to arrive in Thailand, which has become a transit destination for North Koreans fleeing their homeland.

On 22 August 2006, the Thai police arrested a group of 175 asylum seekers who were charged with illegal entry and brought before a court, where they were fined and put into jail for 30 days because they were unable to pay.

The Parliament deplores the fact that thousands of North Korean citizens flee their country because of repression, hunger and economic decline and urges the Thai authorities not to repatriate the North Korean refugees, since they and their families will face dire consequences.

MEPs call on Thailand, which is well-known for its long tradition of hospitality towards refugees, to seek, in close cooperation with the UNHCR and other humanitarian organisations, to find a rapid and acceptable solution for the North Korean refugees by sending them to a third country of their choice after the expiry of their 30-day jail sentence. They also call on countries able to take the refugees in to make this known at the earliest opportunity in order to ensure that they are not kept in detention.

The Commission is called upon to monitor closely the situation of North Korean refugees in collaboration with the UNHCR and, if necessary, to provide appropriate financial aid.

Documents
2006/09/07
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2006/09/05
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2006/09/05
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2006/09/05
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2006/09/05
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2006/09/05
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2006/09/05
   Joint motion for resolution
Documents

Documents

Votes

RC B6-0489/2006 - Demandeurs d'asile provenant de la Corée du Nord, notamment en Thaïlande - résolution #

2006/09/07 Outcome: +: 83
GB PL DE FR CZ SK ES IT AT NL SE CY LT EL PT IE BE HU
Total
14
13
13
9
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE
40
3

Italy PPE-DE

2

Austria PPE-DE

For (1)

1

Lithuania PPE-DE

1

Hungary PPE-DE

1
icon: PSE PSE
15

Germany PSE

2

France PSE

2

Austria PSE

2

Lithuania PSE

For (1)

1

Portugal PSE

2
icon: ALDE ALDE
8

United Kingdom ALDE

2

Poland ALDE

1

France ALDE

1

Italy ALDE

For (1)

1

Netherlands ALDE

For (1)

1

Sweden ALDE

1

Cyprus ALDE

For (1)

1
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
7

Germany GUE/NGL

3

Czechia GUE/NGL

2

Netherlands GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Cyprus GUE/NGL

1
icon: NI NI
5

United Kingdom NI

For (1)

1

Belgium NI

For (1)

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
4

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

France Verts/ALE

1

Spain Verts/ALE

1

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1
icon: IND/DEM IND/DEM
3

United Kingdom IND/DEM

For (1)

1

Poland IND/DEM

For (1)

1

Ireland IND/DEM

For (1)

1
icon: UEN UEN
1

Poland UEN

For (1)

1

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    • date: 2006-09-07T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=12603&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
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    • date: 2006-09-07T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2006-357 title: T6-0357/2006 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 83 votes to 0, with no abstentions, a resolution on North Korean asylum seekers, in particular in Thailand. The resolution was tabled by the EPP-ED, PES, ALDE, Greens/EFA, GUE/NGL and UEN groups. The resolution recalls that, in recent years, tens of thousands of North Koreans have fled from their home country because of repression and widespread hunger, some risking their lives in travelling through China to arrive in Thailand, which has become a transit destination for North Koreans fleeing their homeland. On 22 August 2006, the Thai police arrested a group of 175 asylum seekers who were charged with illegal entry and brought before a court, where they were fined and put into jail for 30 days because they were unable to pay. The Parliament deplores the fact that thousands of North Korean citizens flee their country because of repression, hunger and economic decline and urges the Thai authorities not to repatriate the North Korean refugees, since they and their families will face dire consequences. MEPs call on Thailand, which is well-known for its long tradition of hospitality towards refugees, to seek, in close cooperation with the UNHCR and other humanitarian organisations, to find a rapid and acceptable solution for the North Korean refugees by sending them to a third country of their choice after the expiry of their 30-day jail sentence. They also call on countries able to take the refugees in to make this known at the earliest opportunity in order to ensure that they are not kept in detention. The Commission is called upon to monitor closely the situation of North Korean refugees in collaboration with the UNHCR and, if necessary, to provide appropriate financial aid.
    • date: 2006-09-07T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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