Bodnar: Finding a Golden Mean Between Border Protection and Human Rights Commitments

14/10/2024

08:31

Bodnar:

Finding a Golden Mean Between Border Protection and Human Rights Commitments

Michał Lubowicki

- I am aware of the constitutional constraints. The constraints are that the government is responsible for the safety of its citizens, the inviolability of its borders, public order, as well as the observance of human rights - said Adam Bodnar on TOK FM Morning. "On the one hand, gigantic pressure and hybrid warfare. On the other, constitutional and international obligations" As the Minister of Justice stated: - We are in a very difficult situation, where on the one hand we have gigantic pressure, which is a consequence of hybrid warfare, we have a threat to the sense of security. I receive these demands that regaining control over what is happening in the context of migration policy is important. - However, on the other hand, we have constitutional and international legal obligations. We have Article 56 of the Constitution, which speaks of the right to asylum, we have the Geneva Convention, and we also have what is generally called the observance of European values; the right to asylum is also enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights - he pointed out. "A golden mean must be found" - A golden mean must be found between what is postulated in the context of border protection and what arises from international obligations - he stated. When it was pointed out that he was "avoiding an answer," he replied: - I am not avoiding it, I am simply waiting for the details. As I understand it, a migration strategy will be proposed, where this is one of the elements, and we will see what is actually understood by this slogan that appeared at the convention.

Michał Lubowicki