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International human rights laws ignored at Europe's edges
Migrants used as political pawns in battle between the EU, Lithuania and Belarus, while 800 refugees in the Mediterranean are still not allowed to come ashore
A man stands by the fence at the newly built refugee camp in the Rudninkai military training ground, some 23 miles south from Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, August 4, 2021
THERE was little respect for international human rights laws at the European Union’s edges today, with migrants continuing to be used as pawns in the battle between Belarus and Brussels and over 800 refugees in the Mediterranean waiting to be allowed ashore.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ordered his security forces to “close every metre of the border" with Lithuania.
“Starting from today, not a single person should set foot on the territory of Belarus from the adjacent side, be it from the south or from the west,” he said.
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