Pushbacks

Often described as “pushbacks”, the unlawful practice of summary and violent returns at the border, are increasingly used in different European countries to prevent people in need of protection from reaching their borders.

The government has been accused of pushbacks, with claims that four of the latest batch of migrants found on the Republic’s territory but returned to the buffer zone by police.

Migrants seeking to reach Croatia follow illegal routes over mountain passes allegedly facing pushbacks and violence in the hands of Croatia's police.

Pushbacks are a violation of international law, violating both the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Geneva Convention.