Europe’s top human rights court has ruled that Cyprus violated the rights of two Syrian nationals by preventing them from seeking asylum in the country. The court found that Cypriot authorities kept the two cousins, along with more than two dozen others, aboard a boat at sea for two days before sending them back to Lebanon.
The European Court of Human Rights criticized Cyprus for not processing the asylum claims of the Syrian nationals and failing to ensure they wouldn't face persecution if returned to Syria. The court stated that the Cypriot authorities' actions amounted to a violation of the Refugee Law.
