18/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees is concerned at exemptions to the right of appeal against requests for asylum which Member States plan to grant in the proposed directive on procedures for examining requests for asylum. The spokesperson for the Brussels office of the HCR, Diederik Kramers, stresses that "the right to appeal is a fundamental principle, which is upheld in international law". The HCR appreciates the fact that the Irish Presidency has undertaken...