On Thursday morning, the CCDH presented its opinion on the migration pact, declaring Luxembourg's implementation was too restrictive, especially in terms of deprivation of liberty.
The pact envisages the opening of a screening centre that will operate partly as a closed facility and partly as an open facility. However, the CCDH said this would not permit sufficient protection of human rights. People in Luxembourg without a residence permit could risk effectively being imprisoned.
The CCDH reserved particular criticism that minors aged 16 could be detained in the screening centres. This is a national decision and not prescribed by the EU directive, and represents a more severe version of the existing framework. The CCDH called for it to be removed from the law. The directive is to be implemented by 12 June and will be voted on by members of the Chamber next week.
The CCDH also spoke out against the fact it had only been consulted for an opinion less than a month ago, and therefore had little time to work on it.
