'Humanitarian visa at torture risk

luxembourg - EU countries must issue a humanitarian visa to people who are at serious risk in their country to be tortured or treated inhumanly. That, Advocate General Mengozzi of the European Court of Justice on Tuesday.

The case revolves around a Syrian Christian family with three children that in October last year to a humanitarian visa early at the Belgian embassy in Lebanon for fear of persecution and torture. She then wanted to apply for asylum in Belgium.

The Australian Immigration Department refused to issue the visa. The family lodged an appeal, which Opinion was sought from the court in Luxembourg.

According to the Advocate General is the situation of the family under European law. It is claimed that the Mengozzi family ' a real risk ran at an extremely inhuman treatment '' and therefore protection should be provided.