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Rights groups questioning legality of EU-Turkey refugee pact

Tuesday, 26 April 2016 9:27 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 26 April 2016 9:24 AM ]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R), Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (2nd R), EU Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans (L) and EU Council President Donald Tusk (2nd L) give a press conference after visiting Nizip refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border, in Gaziantep on April 23, 2016. AFP

Verenia Keet

Press TV, Istanbul

On Saturday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top EU officials visited Turkey to promote a controversial refugee deal recently signed between Brussels and Ankara. Days after the visit, many continue to criticize the move, with rights groups saying the EU has neglected thousands of refugees trying to escape the conflict zones in the region. Verenia Keet has more from Istanbul.

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