Deportations to Afghanistan: ignores the traffic light government?

Deportations to Afghanistan: ignores the traffic light government?

Berlin -In a worrying turn of events, the traffic light government deported 28 people into the Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban. Only minutes before the state elections, such a procedure becomes a reality, while the conditions on site are at best alarming and the government has not taken any reasonable safety precautions for those affected. The state of the people who now have to live again in an uncertain environment seems to be completely irrelevant to the federal government.

On Monday, the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) communicated that there were no evidence that the returnees could be persecuted by the Taliban. However, this statement raises serious questions: How was such an assertion based on? The BMI refuses any information. In view of the latest reports on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, such as punishment by lashes or even torture, the statements of the ministry appear as naive and dangerous.

the reality in Afghanistan

The situation for the people who live in Afghanistan is extremely complex and full of dangers. Reports show that arbitrariness, torture and cruel punishments are the order of the day. The Taliban recently imposed punitive measures in the form of public shaming and amputating punishments, which is a clear message about their brutal government. In this context, the Federal Government's decision to attribute people in such uncertain conditions appear to be irresponsible and reckless.

The sparse information about the current circumstances of the deported are alarming. According to reports, some of them have already been arrested by the Taliban and are in custody. The reaction of the BMI is striking; It says that one knew nothing about the situation of the deported. This only allows one conclusion: the government no longer sees itself as responsibility and is not interested in the fate of the people who have to suffer from extreme conditions.

In another remarkable statement, a spokesman for the BMI emphasized that it was important to take into account that it was "severe offenders", which should be used as justification for their deportation. This way of thinking reveals a worrying mentality in the Ministry and shows deeply into the problem of how personal fates are dealt with. The idea that the status of a person as a criminal has a legitimizing effect for a return under such brutal conditions is not only morally questionable, but also testifies to a deep mismatch on site.

It is really alarming to observe how the traffic light government acts, especially in times when humanitarian values ​​and the protection of human rights have to be on the agenda more than ever. The deportation to Afghanistan has not only shown the lack of responsibility, but also a worrying indifference to the challenges that the affected people have to face. While elections are pending, one could think that priorities should be set differently. Instead, we experience a policy in which the return under extreme dangers is made as a strategic decision without having a heart for the people who have to suffer from this policy.