(MENAFN) In a statement released today, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that "Turkish authorities in Istanbul and nine provinces on or near the Syrian border have stopped registering all but a handful of recently arrived Syrian asylum seekers."
According to the HRW, this situation "is leading to unlawful deportations, coerced returns to Syria, and the denial of health care and education."
In the statement, it was emphasized that as part of the migration deal signed by Turkey and the European Union (EU) in March 2016, the European Commission will give Turkey an additional 3 billion Euro in support of the refugees in Turkey.
According to the HRW, "the European Union institutions and governments have stayed publicly silent on the suspension and other refugee abuses committed by Turkey, suggesting their primary concern is to halt the movement of asylum seekers and migrants from Turkey to the EU."
Regarding the stance of the EU and Turkey, the associate refugee program director at the HRW Gerry Simpson also stated,
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