潘基文批評歐洲加緊限制難民大綱

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday told Austria's lower house of parliament that increasing restrictions on migrants will "negatively impact" Europe's commitments to international law.

Ban did not single out Austria in his speech to lawmakers in Vienna.

Ban told the legislators that, under international and European laws, they have a "moral and legal principal obligation to help those fleeing war, human rights abuses, and persecution."

His comments came on the same day legislators in Austria's upper house are scheduled to vote on a measure that would allow authorities to stop accepting asylum requests at the border if they decide it is necessary to protect "internal security."

If passed, Austria's new law would also mandate "temporary asylum" for migrants who have applied for asylum since November 15. They would be compelled to leave Austria after three years if Vienna rules that their home countries have become safe.

It would also become more difficult for relatives of asylum-seekers to join their family members in Austria.聯合國祕書長潘基文週四在奧地利議會下院（國民議會）發表講話時說，針對難民不斷增加的限制將對歐洲履行國際法的承諾產生“負面影響”。

潘基文在講話中沒有直接點名奧地利。

潘基文對奧地利議員說，在國際和歐洲的法律中，他們有“道德和法律上的重要義務去幫助那些逃離戰亂、踐踏人權和施行迫害之地的人”。

潘基文發表講話當天，奧地利議會上院（聯邦議會）就一項與接收難民有關的法案進行投票。根據這項法案，奧地利當局如果認定必須確保“國內安全”時，可以停止接受邊境地區的庇護請求。

如果法案通過，新法律規定只向去年11月15日以來申請庇護的難民提供“臨時庇護”。如果奧地利三年後認定這些難民的祖國已經安全，這些人必須離開奧地利。

新法律還會使尋求庇護者的家屬來奧地利與家人團聚變得更爲困難。