AI: Europe does not treat Afghan and Ukrainian refugees equally

Apr 2, 2023 - 16:40
AI: Europe does not treat Afghan and Ukrainian refugees equally


Amnesty International, AI, stated that European countries that have taken in Ukrainian refugees did not treat them the same way as refugees from Afghanistan, Syria or Libya ' ('The State of Human Rights in the World') and said that double standards and inadequate responses to human rights abuses around the world had led to impunity and instability

Global condemnation of Russia's attack on Ukraine last year underscores the West's double standards regarding human rights abuses around the world, the report said.Agnes Callamard, Secretary-General of Amnesty International, said that the West's determined response to Russia's attack on Ukraine stands in stark contrast to its shameful omission, the apparent violations of some Western allies such as Israel, Sadi Arabia and Egypt to tackle

According to the report, since the start of the Ukraine war, many countries have imposed sanctions on Moscow and opened their borders to Ukrainian refugees, while the International Criminal Court opened an investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine.