Amnesty International: Turkey sends refugees to war zones by force

2019-10-25 09:38:32


	NEWS CENTER - According to the International Amnesty report, Turkish police subject violence on the Syrian refugees, threatens and forces them to sign documents to go back to Syria. 

	The report called 'Sent to a war zone: Turkey's illegal deportations of Syrian Refugees' reveals that, contrary to the Turkish authorities’ claims that they do not deport anyone to Syria, in mid-2019 it is likely that hundreds of Syrian refugees across Turkey were swept up, detained, and transported against their will to one of the world’s most dangerous countries. Deporting anyone to Syria violates the international law principle of non-refoulement, as it puts them at risk of serious human rights violations. For those who manage to re-enter Turkey, they find that their Turkish identification documents have been cancelled. Syrians without valid identification documents are unable to access essential services and are at heightened risk of deportation. It appears impossible to renew these documents after they are cancelled. Syrian refugees who are at risk of deportation are often left without legal recourse or remedy to protect themselves against being refouled to Syria. Amnesty International urges Turkey to end the forcible deportation of Syrian refugees, and to ensure that all those deported are allowed to re-enter Turkey safely and re-access essential services.