UN's Ban: Detention Is No Answer to Europe's Refugee Crisis

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday that detention is not the answer to Europe's refugee crisis and should end immediately. Ban, meeting with refugees from war, terrorism and poverty on the Greek island of Lesbos, called on other European countries to respond to the crisis with a "humane and human rights-based approach." "Let us work together to resettle more people, provide legal pathways and better integrate refugees," he said. "I recognize...

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