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Rights Court Condemns France over Syria Repatriation Refusals

Kurdish fighters are seen at the entrance to Al-Hol camp in Syria. Reuters file phtoo

The European Court of Human Rights condemned France Wednesday over its refusal to repatriate two women detained in Syria, where they had travelled with their partners to territory controlled by ISIS.

French authorities should promptly re-examine the request by the women's parents to let them return home, the court said. There had not been sufficient reviews to ensure against "arbitrariness" of the refusal, said the ruling.

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