O.A., citizen of Turkey ,
applied on 16.04.2015 for asylum due to the persecution she has faced and is in
danger of facing by the Turkish authorities for reasons of her political
beliefs.
Since then she is being held at the detention facilities in Elliniko and
the Greek authorities, instead of proceeding with the examination of her asylum
application, releasing her and informing her about the applicable procedure,
transferred her today surprisingly to the Turkish consulate in order to deport
her.
We denounce the transfer of the above asylum applicant to the consulate
of her country of origin as an act that constitutes blatant violation of the
1951 Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
These actions encroach gravely on the rights of refugees, breach the
principle of non-refoulement and expose their lives to danger.
We demand that he Greek authorities adhere to international and national
law and we state that we will perform any act necessary to assure that the
rights of the above political refugee and detainee are respected.
Group of Lawyers for the rights of migrants and
refugees
