UN warns EU-Turkey deal could see Syrian refugees back in war zones

유엔•인권단체, EU-터키 난민송환 합의 인권침해 우려
German Chancellor Angela Merkel claims Europe's efforts to tackle the migrant crisis are "moving in the right direction", but a senior UN official has warned the EU's hasty deal with Turkey could leave Syrian refugees at risk of being sent back to a war zone.
Filippo Grandi, the UN high commissioner for refugees, on Tuesday also questioned the legality of an outline deal reached this week.
He expressed concern the arrangement would involve the blanket return of people, without spelling out the refugee protection safeguards under international law.
Grandi added that refugees should only be returned to other states if there's a guarantee they would not then be sent back to the place they had fled.
Under the EU-Turkey plan, Syrian refugees on the Greek islands would be returned to Turkey, while European countries would take asylum seekers currently living in Turkey.

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