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Thu 06 Jun 2009EU criticised for treatment of asylum seekers
THE EU has been accused by refugee groups of violating international law and a “historic abdication of its human rights tradition” in relation to its treatment of asylum seekers.
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has also questioned the union’s commitment to admit people in need of international protection following Italy’s decision to send back migrants intercepted at sea to Libya without considering their claims for asylum.
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