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Four years of violent and lethal #push-backs.
The EU has to urgently show its commitment to #humanrights.
It is time for real steps to prevent border violence! https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/croatia-video-documents-illegal-refugee-pushbacks-a-294b128d-4840-4d6b-9e96-3f879b0e69af
@YlvaJohansson, what else is needed for the EU to consider it “proven true”? If EU institutions have doubts, they should open an urgent & independent investigation!
@sluedke & @N_Voegele great job for this article on a 6 months investigation.
[quote via https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/croatia-video-documents-illegal-refugee-pushbacks-a-294b128d-4840-4d6b-9e96-3f879b0e69af
@sluedke & @N_Voegele great job for this article on a 6 months investigation.
[quote via https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/croatia-video-documents-illegal-refugee-pushbacks-a-294b128d-4840-4d6b-9e96-3f879b0e69af
What is needed to make the EU act? Obviously not this type of #Frontex cover up labelled as an investigation, revealed yesterday by @fragdenstaat. The facts are already proven. @Frontex Executive Director must suspend operations at the Croatian border now! https://fragdenstaat.de/en/blog/2020/11/18/frontex-pushbacks-denmark-march/
That's #Croatia's Ministry of Interior’s immediate reaction after strong evidence of torture at its borders.
EU cannot advance that the solution is to ask Croatian authorities to investigate. @EU_Commission must start infringement proceedings & @Frontex must suspend operations!
EU cannot advance that the solution is to ask Croatian authorities to investigate. @EU_Commission must start infringement proceedings & @Frontex must suspend operations!
A silent EU? It is true in #Croatia and it is true in #Greece. After reports from @UN, @coe, @amnesty, @hrw, big media outlets and witnesses on the ground, the EU still waits for evidence.
@EU_Commission what more is needed to act?
[Quote: https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/croatia-video-documents-illegal-refugee-pushbacks-a-294b128d-4840-4d6b-9e96-3f879b0e69af]
![A silent EU? It is true in #Croatia and it is true in #Greece. After reports from @UN, @coe, @amnesty, @hrw, big media outlets and witnesses on the ground, the EU still waits for evidence. @EU_Commission what more is needed to act?[Quote: https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/croatia-video-documents-illegal-refugee-pushbacks-a-294b128d-4840-4d6b-9e96-3f879b0e69af]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnMYzjxW8AAxee4.jpg "A silent EU? It is true in #Croatia and it is true in #Greece. After reports from @UN, @coe, @amnesty, @hrw, big media outlets and witnesses on the ground, the EU still waits for evidence. @EU_Commission what more is needed to act?[Quote: https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/croatia-video-documents-illegal-refugee-pushbacks-a-294b128d-4840-4d6b-9e96-3f879b0e69af]")
@EU_Commission what more is needed to act?
[Quote: https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/croatia-video-documents-illegal-refugee-pushbacks-a-294b128d-4840-4d6b-9e96-3f879b0e69af]
#Frontex tells Croatian border guards where to find migrants and refugees, knowing that they risk severe ill-treatment.
@Frontex suspend your activities at the Croatian-Bosnian border now!
This is proof enough.
@Frontex suspend your activities at the Croatian-Bosnian border now!
This is proof enough.
In 2018 #Frontex reported notifying 600+ irregular crossings to Croatian border authorities from July-Dec. Yet @UNHCR was already reporting abusive push backs. @Frontex what are you waiting for to suspend operations?
Frontex: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/185405/CAAR%202018.pdf
UNHCR: https://www.unhcr.org/desperatejourneys/
Frontex: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/185405/CAAR%202018.pdf
UNHCR: https://www.unhcr.org/desperatejourneys/
Important chronology of evidence of violent push backs in #Croatia for 3 years. No need for further proofs, no time for fake promises of investigation. @EU_Commission start infringement proceedings & @Frontex suspend Frontex operations now! @ARDstudioWien https://www.ard-wien.de/2020/11/19/reaktionen-aus-kroatien-zu-grenzgewalt/
"The European Convention on Human Rights is clear: people cannot simply be returned without an examination of risks involved." Interview w/ ECCHR's cooperation lawyer Carsten Gericke explaining legal implications of such violent push backs @ARDstudioWien https://www.ard-wien.de/2020/11/19/kroatien-bosnien-pushbacks-die-rechtliche-seite/
The European Court of Human Rights will also have to take a stance in relation to these push backs. These cases (supported by ECCHR) are pending but we hope the Court will give a strong and clear judgment protecting migrants and refugees at borders.
http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-202733
http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-202733
Push-backs are not isolated incidents, but standard practice along Croatia’s border. Learn more about ECCHR's work on #pushbacks at the Crotian-Bosnian border here: https://www.ecchr.eu/en/case/croatia-to-answer-to-european-court-of-human-rights/
