US EditionEU Court of Justice: Frontex Liable for Fundamental Rights Violations
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During deportations, the EU Border Protection Agency Frontex is obliged to protect fundamental rights, the ECJ judges. A Syrian family had demanded damages.
The Court of the European Union must re-examine the action for damages brought by a family of Syrian Kurds
EU Court of Justice: Frontex Liable for Fundamental Rights Violations
Luxembourg (dpa) – According to a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the European border protection agency Frontex is liable for violations of fundamental rights during deportations. Under EU law, Frontex is obliged to protect the fundamental rights of asylum seekers during so-called return operations, the judges in Luxembourg ruled. This also includes checking whether return decisions exist for all those affected by such operations.…
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Frontex can be held liable for the illegal return of a Syrian family to Turkey. This overturns an earlier ruling by a lower EU court, which had ruled that the European border agency was not liable. The case is now being reviewed by a lower court. The central question is whether Frontex can be held accountable for human rights violations during return operations, RTL Nieuws reports. The court has deter…
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