UkeleleEric on Nostr: there is nothing in international law that says that someone in need of asylum should ...

there is nothing in international law that says that someone in need of asylum should apply in the first 'safe' country they encounter. This is for several reasons: naturally, people do not feel 'safe' until they are FAR away from danger, also, it might not actually be safe for that person in that country, and there may be good reason (language ability, relatives or friends in the desired country, ease of returning home) why they wish to push on.