La France n’a pas tenu ses promesses lors de l’évacuation des Afghans
22.09.2021 - In this signed open-letter, Samuel Hall co-founder Nassim Majidi joins a group of activists, journalists, and lawyers in assessing France’s efforts to evacuate at-risk Afghans. The letter argues that France has failed to fulfil its promises, highlighting that Afghans who were approved on the French evacuation lists - recognised as being in danger - remain in the country, as do the families of those already evacuated. The letter calls on France to do more, to continue evacuations and to ensure that Afghans that need to leave the country, even those without passports or the necessary ‘laissez-passer’ documents, are able to do so safely.
The signatories to the letter include several journalists, a collective of lawyers representing former Afghan auxiliaries of the French Army, Abdul Razeq Adeeli (President of the Association for former Afghan auxiliaries of the French Army), Anne Garella (Access to Medicines Project Manager, MSF), Zrinka Stahuljak (Historian), and Gilles Dorronsoro (Professor, University of Paris).