Refugees and migrants trying to reach the EU via Greece from conflict-torn countries like Syria and Afghanistan are being unlawfully returned to Turkey by Greek coast and border guards…
Refugees and migrants trying to reach the EU via Greece from conflict-torn countries like Syria and Afghanistan are being unlawfully returned to Turkey by Greek coast and border guards. In a new report, Frontier Europe: Human Rights Abuses on Greece’s border with Turkey, Amnesty International reveals the Greek authorities’ dangerous use of ‘push-backs’ – when they turn groups of migrants back across the border, denying them the right to have their individual cases heard or to challenge their expulsion.