Europe's top rights body urges Greece to amend migrant deportation law

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Greece's centre-right government has toughened border controls since taking office two years ago and has promised additional restrictions in response to the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan.
49% : Greece's draft bill comes as the European Union braces for an influx of migrants from Afghanistan following the Taliban's breathtaking sweep through the country to seize power.
49% : Speaking at a security summit in Slovenia earlier this week, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed support for a decision by EU home affairs ministers to seek cooperation with countries in the region "to prevent illegal migration from" Afghanistan.
45% : It also stressed that the draft legislation has "raised serious concerns" among the human rights community over the impact it may have on the right to asylum, the prevention of refoulement, and the prevention of automatic, large-scale detention.

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