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Friday, December 21, 2012

[Greece] EU Observer - Amnesty: migrant abuse in Greece is 'humanitarian crisis'


[Picture from same article - copyright euobserver.com, 20/12/2012 - Photo: Nikolaj Nielsen]

20.12.2012. The poor treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in Greece is a humanitarian disaster, says a report released on Wednesday (19 December) by Amnesty International.

“Greece’s failure to respect the rights of migrants and asylum-seekers is taking on the proportions of a humanitarian crisis,” said John Dalhuisen, Europe and Central Asia programme director at Amnesty International, in a statement.

The pro-rights NGO has documented cases where migrants attempting to cross the Evros river land border with Turkey have been forced back by Greek border police.

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