Amnesty International welcomes Greece’s acceptance of recommendations to respond to high levels of irregular migration in a manner that is consistent with international human rights and refugee law; to improve reception conditions for refugees and migrants; and to prohibit the detention of unaccompanied children. The organization noted with regret, however, that Greece’s current response to the refugee crisis, including the European Union (EU) -Turkey Agreement of 18 March 2016, is not consistent with international human rights and refugee law, including the principle of non-refoulement. Amnesty International urges Greece to refrain from returning asylum-seekers to Turkey under this deal.
