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03-08-2016, 11:34 PM
Human rights groups worry Europe is turning refugees into 'bargaining chips'
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The European Union and Turkey agreed to a controversial agreement on Tuesday that's aimed at combating the devastating refugee crisis that has gripped the region through what's being billed as a "one-to-one" exchange.
SEE ALSO: 'I k**w what it's like': Letters from WWII refugees to Syrian children (http://mashable.com/2016/03/08/letters-wwii-refugees-syrian-children/)
But human rights groups are raising the alarm, warning that the program would be damaging to the hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees who are attempting to enter Europe and result in mass deportations
Under the newly proposed plan, all migrants and refugees arriving on boats in Greece en route from Turkey would be turned back. In return, one Syrian in Turkey would be formally resettled in an EU country for every Syrian sent away. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/08/eu-turkey/)
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The European Union and Turkey agreed to a controversial agreement on Tuesday that's aimed at combating the devastating refugee crisis that has gripped the region through what's being billed as a "one-to-one" exchange.
SEE ALSO: 'I k**w what it's like': Letters from WWII refugees to Syrian children (http://mashable.com/2016/03/08/letters-wwii-refugees-syrian-children/)
But human rights groups are raising the alarm, warning that the program would be damaging to the hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees who are attempting to enter Europe and result in mass deportations
Under the newly proposed plan, all migrants and refugees arriving on boats in Greece en route from Turkey would be turned back. In return, one Syrian in Turkey would be formally resettled in an EU country for every Syrian sent away. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/08/eu-turkey/)
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