Amnesty report details alleged abuse of migrants in Lithuania | DW | 27.06.2022

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Amnesty International released a report Monday detailing the treatment of people who crossed from Belarus to Lithuania. The 65-page report revealed accounts of violent pushbacks, torture and sexual violence. Asylum-seekers arriving from Belarus were also placed in overcrowded facilities with little access to basic necessities.

1 month ago·Lithuania

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Amnesty report details alleged abuse of migrants in Lithuania | DW | 27.06.2022

Amnesty International has recorded accounts from asylum-seekers "pushed" into Lithuania after being lured to Belarus under false pretenses. Some of the migrants were tortured and abused, the report said.

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[Ticker] Lithuania abusing migrants, says Amnesty

Amnesty International in a 65-page report out Monday says Lithuania has "arbitrarily detained thousands of people in militarised centres where they have been subjected to inhumane conditions, torture and other ill-treatment." The findings came after the N...

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