Slovenia: Unconditional help to refugees

Written by Linda Digby 01 Jul 2015
Slovenia: Unconditional help to refugees

Ljubljana, 20 June - Although people are shocked by the photos of dead refugees at sea, they quickly forget about the pictures when they need to show some genuine solidarity, Delo says in Saturday's commentary Figures and Life Stories. What makes someone risk their life by crossing the Mediterranean in an overcrowded boat, the paper wonders while pointing out that while hearing about refugee counts and death tolls, one often tends to forget that each of them has a story to tell. Second thoughts about taking in refugees seem legitimate. So do concerns about security. And the fact that some actually are not fleeing from war but from poor economy and are thus not eligible for a status of a refugee, Delo points out. But maybe extreme poverty should also be included in the Geneva convention, the daily says, adding that a humane perspective on the matter surely recognises a deadly journey overseas in pursuit of a better life is reason enough to take someone in as a refugee.

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