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The Hellenic Coast Guard has been repeatedly accused of setting people adrift towards Turkey on life rafts (Photo: Aegean Boat Report)

Rights court delivers 'shocking' verdict in Greek pushback case

Two cases of pushbacks against the Greek state have resulted in two different verdicts at the European Court of Human Rights — posing questions on the burden of proof in what campaigners say is systemic abuse.

On Tuesday (7 January), the Strasbourg-based court delivered its

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

The Hellenic Coast Guard has been repeatedly accused of setting people adrift towards Turkey on life rafts (Photo: Aegean Boat Report)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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