UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: New US border enforcement actions pose risk to fundamental human rights

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk

New border enforcement measures recently announced by the Biden administration risk undermining the basic foundations of international human rights and refugee law, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned.

“The right to seek asylum is a human right, no matter a person’s origin, immigration status, nor how they arrived at an international border,” said Türk.

“These measures appear to be at variance with the prohibition of collective expulsion and the principle of non-refoulement,” the UN Human Rights Chief said.

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