Amnesty International reports alleged migrant abuse in Latvia 13.10.2022

Deutsche Welle | Oct 13, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • Latvian officials on Friday rejected accusations by human rights watchdog Amnesty International that detailed alleged violations by Riga against asylum seekers.
  • Belarus’ three neighboring EU countries, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, accused Belarus at the time of “instrumentalizing” migrants as part of a “hybrid warfare” on the EU.
  • It also noted a sharp distinction between the treatment of Ukrainian and Middle Eastern refugees in EU countries, especially in Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland.