Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Se\u00e1n Crowe TD, has called on the acting Irish Government to ensure that there is a humanitarian response to the refugee crisis and to use its seat at the European Council to block a deal with Turkey which could violate international law.<\/p>\n
Deputy Crowe said:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe European Council will meet\u00a0this Thursday\u00a0and\u00a0Friday, and the main item on the agenda will be the ongoing refugee crisis and migration issues. There is clearly an urgent need for a progressive and humanitarian response to this crisis as up to 35,000 people have now become trapped in Greece in recent weeks. \u00a0The EU\u2019s Western Balkan borders are effectively closed and this crisis has been exacerbated with approximately 2,000 people arriving on Greece\u2019s shores from Turkey every day.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe EU is still attempting to push ahead with a deal which would directly lead to the mass deportations of refugees who have arrived in Greece to seek asylum in Europe. Under this proposed plan they would be sent back to Turkey, which the EU has defined as a Safe Country of Origin, regardless of the mass human and civil rights violations that are being committed by the authorities there.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to many human rights groups and the UN High Commissioner on Refugees such mass deportations would violate international and European law. \u00a0Anyone arriving on European territory must have the right to individualised attention, to complete an asylum request, and to have the basic right of appeal if their request is somehow denied.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe EU had originally agreed to relocate 160,000 refugees from Greece and Italy, but so far only 885 people have been relocated to other EU States. EU countries need to wake up to this growing humanitarian crisis and agree to legalise asylum routes so that refugees can legally travel and safely secure asylum.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am calling on the acting Irish Government to oppose any deal with Turkey which involves mass deportations and which would inevitably put people at a huge risk of human rights violations.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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