KABUL (Pajhwok): The Finnish Immigration Office has updated its guidelines on Afghan asylum applications, granting refugee status to all Afghan women and girls.
“Afghan women have very generally been granted asylum even before this, but gender has been only one of the many aspects taken into account in the decision-making process. Now gender alone is sufficient grounds for asylum,” says Director of Asylum Unit Antti Lehtinen.
The Finnish Immigration Office also updated its instructions on the processing of applications filed by Afghans of Hazara origin in December.
“We are taking Hazara background more clearly into account in the overall . . .
