Amending treaties --- In the Netherlands we saw the worrying tendency that the biggest political party in order to win back right-wing votes argued not only for the suspension of the right to apply for asylum in the Netherlands and closure of the Dutch borders for migrants, but also the option to cancel or amend the UN Refugee Convention.

In an era where fake news and alternative facts sometimes prevail, would this potentially give way to more countries or other actors trying to amend international treaties and declarations?

Source author: Eefje Appel eappel@redcross.nl