United Nations Warns European Union Against Mass, Arbitrary Migrant Expulsions

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein warned the EU against collective and arbitrary expulsions of migrants.

    Speaking to the UN Human Rights Council about his annual report on human rights, he said, "The EU's draft arrangement with Turkey earlier this week raises a number of very serious concerns. We do not yet have full details of this draft." "I plan to discuss my concerns in full during my visit to Brussels early next week, before the two-day EU Summit which begins on 17 March. Among my concerns is the potential for collective and arbitrary expulsions, which are illegal,"Anadolu News Agency quoted him as saying.

    "I must also reiterate my profound concern about restrictive measures such as erecting fences, denying people access to individualized procedures, and arbitrarily denying entry to people of specific nationalities," he said.

    Calling the situation in Greece dramatic, he said migrants are now unable to leave Greece due to border restrictions imposed by Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Macedonia. "I urge the EU to adopt a much more rights-compliant and humane set of measures on migration at next week's summit," he said. 

Soure : QNA