Refugee Council calls for deportation ban for Yazidis

Iraq - Refugee Council calls for deportation ban for Yazidis

Lower Saxony's Refugee Council is calling for a nationwide ban on the deportation of Yazidis. A stop must be put in place, according to a statement published on Monday. Although the situation in Iraq is still very unsafe, there is an increase in deportations of Yazidis.

Before the start of the conference of interior ministers, which runs from Wednesday to Friday, the Refugee Council, together with Pro Asyl, called on the federal states and the Federal Ministry of the Interior to grant Yazidis a residence permit.

Following the IS massacres of members of the Yazidi religious community, the Bundestag recognized the crimes as genocide in January. More than 5,000 Yazidis were murdered by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist militia in Iraq in 2014.

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1. The Refugee Council in Lower Saxony advocates for a halt in the deportation of Yazidis from Germany, citing ongoing dangers in their home country, Iraq.
2. The call for a nationwide deportation stop for Yazidis came before the interior ministers' conference, with Pro Asyl also supporting this initiative.
3. Despite the 2014 genocide recognition by the Bundestag, where more than 5,000 Yazidis were killed by IS in Iraq, deployments of Yazidis refugees continue, putting them at risk.
4. Hanover, like other cities in Lower Saxony, is home to many Yazidi refugees, and the deportation stop could impact the lives of these individuals and communities significantly.

Source: www.stern.de