The human rights situation at the border between Poland and Belarus is worrisome, Russia calls on Belarus to directly contact the EU
Xinhua News Agency, Brussels, November 19-The Commissioner for Human Rights of the European Commission Dunya Miatovic said on the 19th after a visit to Poland that the humanitarian and human rights situation along the border between Poland and Belarus is worrying, and urgent measures are needed. Action to protect the lives of people stranded in the border area.
The European Commission stated that Belarus and Poland are responsible for the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights conditions in the border areas. Poland previously issued a ban on entering the border areas covered by the state of emergency, preventing international organizations and civil society from providing humanitarian assistance and carrying out human rights work.
Mijatovic emphasized that Europe should unite in response to the current human rights situation on the border between Poland and Belarus.
Earlier, the Polish government had declared a state of emergency in its border area with Belarus. According to European media reports, the Polish side has repeatedly rejected Germany’s border protection assistance proposals, and does not allow media reporters or even personnel of the European Border Agency headquartered in Warsaw to travel to the border areas, ignoring the request of the European Court of Human Rights to provide support at the border. .
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said on the 19th that Russian President Putin and Lukashenko talked on the phone again on the same day to discuss the issue of refugees at the borders of EU countries such as Belarus and Poland.
Russian media quoted Peskov and reported that the resolution of the border refugee crisis requires a process. No solution has been found yet, but the exchanges between Putin and Lukashenko alone are not enough. Continue with Lukashenko and EU representatives. The direct contact is very important.
Recently, thousands of refugees have tried to enter EU countries such as Poland and Lithuania from Belarus, and eventually went to Western Europe, most of them from the Middle East. Countries such as Poland have strengthened border control and strictly prevented illegal entry, resulting in a large number of immigrants stranded at the border. Countries such as Poland accused Belarus of planning this crisis in retaliation for the sanctions imposed by the European Union against Belarus. Belarus stated that sanctions have prevented Belarus from controlling the inflow of immigrants.