EU Eastern Borders: Scrutiny of Polish Authorities at Belarus Border, UNHCR Joins Choir of Critique over Estonian Amendments of the State Borders Act | European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

The office of Poland’s commissioner for human rights (RPO) has declared pushbacks at the Belarus border “incompatible with Polish law and international standards” and the provincial administrative court in Warsaw has ruled border guards violated international law during pushback operations. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has published its observations to amendments of the State Borders Act in Estonia – marking the latest expert critique of the proposed legislation.