Saturday, May 21, 2016

Greek Judges' Ruling May Derail EU-Turkey Pact; Rule Turkey Unsafe,Lacks Refugee Human Rights

In a court decision that could sabotage the European Union-Turkey agreement for returning refugees from Greece back to Turkey, Greek judges today (May 21, 2016) ruled that a Syrian refugee should not be sent back to Turkey, according to the Big News Network website.

Amnesty International -- which supported the Syrian refugee -- said that migrants in Turkey are not safe, as they do not have basic human rights and could be taken to war-torn Syria.

The three-person appeals tribunal in Athens decided in a two-to-one verdict that Turkey does not uphold international treaties that provide human rights to Syrian refugees, resulting in the forced deportation of the defendant.

The defendant's identity is unknown; however, reports claim that he was one of the first refugees to be deported after the signing of the controversial EU-Turkey pact on March 18. The United Nations and Amnesty International both criticized the EU-Turkey deal when it was first agreed to, saying it violates international law as well as refugees' human rights.

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