Decision Maker: The Council
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
1.
This Council wishes to declare a warm welcome to
refugees from Afghanistan who have recently, or will shortly, be arriving in
Gwynedd.
2.
This Council supports the fundamental principles of:-
·
Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights 1948, which recognizes the right of persons to seek asylum from
persecution in other countries, and the
·
1951
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol Relating to
the Status of Refugees.
3.
The Council is concerned that the UK government’s
proposed new plan for Immigration does not uphold the principles outlined
above, and objects to the criminalisation of the act of seeking refuge.
4.
This Council expresses its gratitude to the residents
of Gwynedd for their immense generosity and their willingness to support
refugees over the years, and to the county's voluntary organisations such as Pobl i Bobl,
Croeso Menai and Cefn for their exceptional work in this field.
Publication date: 07/10/2021
Date of decision: 07/10/2021
Decided at meeting: 07/10/2021 - The Council