The UN on Friday, July 4, criticised a plan by Germany to deport criminals to Afghanistan, a day after the interior minister said he would seek direct contact with the Taliban over the issue.
Germany stopped deportations following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, but the rise of nationalist and anti-illegal migration politicians has seen the topic rise up the agenda.
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Thursday he envisaged Germany “making agreements directly with Afghanistan to enable deportations.”
But Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the United Nations’ human rights office (OHCHR), told reporters in Geneva it was “not appropriate to return people to Afghanistan.”
