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Europe’s human rights watchdog urges Cyprus to let migrants stuck in UN buffer zone seek asylum

Europe’s human rights watchdog urges Cyprus to let migrants stuck in UN buffer zone seek asylum

  • The migrants, mostly from Syria, Iran, Sudan, Afghanistan and Cameroon, are stuck in a buffer zone that separates the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north and the Greek Cypriot south
  • Earlier this year, Cyprus suspended the processing of asylum applications from Syrian nationals after granting international protection to 14,000 Syrians in the last decade
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Verdict saying Switzerland violated rights by failing on climate action could ripple across Europe

Verdict saying Switzerland violated rights by failing on climate action could ripple across Europe

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