Greece's Asylum Suspension Denies Rights, Puts Lives at Risk

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A Portuguese vessel in a Frontex operation in Lesbos, Greece, 2016. © 2016 Frontex Greece has suspended the ability for people coming by boat via North Africa to seek asylum –violating their rights, potentially putting their lives at risk and flouting its obligations under EU law.The measure approved by Parliament on July 11 for a period of three months, blocks people coming by boat via North Africa from lodging asylum claims. Instead, asylum seekers and migrants will be summarily returned to their countries of origin “without registration.” Authorities justify…

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