They will renovate the old building of the central prisons in the occupied territories to turn it into a reception center for refugees and women, said the “minister of the interior”, Ziya Ozturkler, speaking to Kıbrıs TV.
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According to the GTP, the newspaper of the same name reports that Mr. Ozturkler said that the renovated building will be operational within 2023 and the preparations of the “ministry of the interior”, in cooperation with “link on refugee rights”, to organize a workshop on January 19, 2023 to discuss this issue are in the final stages.
He also referred to the need for “amendment of the immigration law”, the which needs revision, since it was prepared during the colonial rule in Cyprus and is anachronistic.
Arguing that the references to the specific “law” regarding the rights of refugees are not consistent with international law and human rights A few days ago, Mr Ozturkler said the “law” would be amended and explained that refugees are not criminals and therefore should not be treated as such.
