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Gavin Blackburn

Europe's human rights watchdog urges Greece to end 'pushbacks' of migrants

Greece has been urged to implement stronger legal safeguards at its borders and adopt a "zero-tolerance approach to summary returns" as reports of illegal deportations of migrants continue in the face of mounting international criticism, the Council of Europe (CoE) has said.

Michael O’Flaherty, the CoE's commissioner for human rights, issued the recommendations following a visit to Greece in February.

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