Published : 26-09-2017
The State Council Court in Greece issued a decree on September 23, to forcibly deport the first group of Syrian refugees to Turkey.
Judicial sources told the media that more than 750 Syrian refugees will be affected by the court’s decision to forcibly displace them.
Two Syrian refugees appealed the decision after failing to reach out to human rights organizations, hoping to overturn the decision. The head of the International Federation for Human Rights said that the decision "violates the rights of refugees" and that the rights organizations supporting the refugees can bring the case to the European Court of Human Rights.
This decision comes within the formal agreement between the European Union and Turkey, signed in Brussels in March 2016, stating that the new immigrants arriving in Greece after March 20th are to be displaced to Turkey.
Greek assurances in printed leaflets that were previously distributed and suspended in the Greek islands, stated that "the agreement does not include Palestinian- Syrians because they are classified as without a homeland" which has been implemented with no further action taken, making their situation ambiguous and turbulent. Greece has studied and taken decisions regarding all refugees of other nationalities.
The State Council Court in Greece issued a decree on September 23, to forcibly deport the first group of Syrian refugees to Turkey.
Judicial sources told the media that more than 750 Syrian refugees will be affected by the court’s decision to forcibly displace them.
Two Syrian refugees appealed the decision after failing to reach out to human rights organizations, hoping to overturn the decision. The head of the International Federation for Human Rights said that the decision "violates the rights of refugees" and that the rights organizations supporting the refugees can bring the case to the European Court of Human Rights.
This decision comes within the formal agreement between the European Union and Turkey, signed in Brussels in March 2016, stating that the new immigrants arriving in Greece after March 20th are to be displaced to Turkey.
Greek assurances in printed leaflets that were previously distributed and suspended in the Greek islands, stated that "the agreement does not include Palestinian- Syrians because they are classified as without a homeland" which has been implemented with no further action taken, making their situation ambiguous and turbulent. Greece has studied and taken decisions regarding all refugees of other nationalities.
