NGOs calling on European leaders to end the humanitarian and human rights crisis at Europe’s borders

14 March 2019 Dear European leaders, Related Content open_letter_eu_turkey_deal.pdf We, the 25 undersigned humanitarian, human rights and volunteer organizations call on you, in the run up to the third anniversary of the EU-Turkey deal, to take immediate and sustained action to end the unfair and unnecessary containment policy which is preventing asylum seekers from leaving the Greek islands. We also call on you to urgently reach a common responsibility-sharing agreement for hosting asylum seekers across EU Member States. The policy that traps people on the Greek islands and prevents them from…

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