Rights group alleges Lebanon and Cyprus violated refugees’ human rights and EU funds paid for it

Rights group alleges Lebanon and Cyprus violated refugees' human rights and EU funds paid for it

BEIRUT (AP) — European aid sent to Lebanon in an attempt to regulate migration by sea is funding practices that violate human rights, according to a global watchdog report published Wednesday. As part of a policy to contain migration, authorities in Cyprus have physically pushed Syrian refugees back to Lebanon, and Lebanese security agencies have […]

European aid sent to Lebanon in an attempt to regulate migration by sea is funding practices that violate human rights, according to the report of an international group that monitors human rights released on Wednesday.

Lebanon and Cyprus used EU funds to violate refugees’ human rights – report

Rights groups have frequently criticised the tactics of authorities in both Lebanon and Cyprus in dealing with would-be migrants and asylum seekers.