Although European countries such as Denmark, Britain and the Netherlands were some of the first to open their doors to Iraqi refugees seeking asylum, they have since begun a massive campaign to forcibly deport asylum-seekers back to Iraq.
http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/iraqi-refugees-forced-return-home
http://www.theworld.org/2010/10/26/controversial-deportations-from-europe/
This continues happening despite repeated urging from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees that Europe halt these deportations
http://www.unhcr.org/4c0e5f5a6.html
Last year, Britain attempted to forcibly return 50 refugees to Iraq, but the Iraqi government refused to admit 41 of them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/world/middleeast/18iraq.html?fta=y
In Denmark, Iraqi refugees hid in the basement of a church in an attempt to avoid forced return.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/15/world/europe/15denmark.html
The United Nations 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, to which all of these countries are signatories, explicitly prohibits the forced deportation of any refugee with a credible fear of persecution.”