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4th Jun 2023

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Europe rights chief accuses Slovakia of 'discrimination'

Thorbjorn Jagland, the head of the Council of Europe, a human rights body in Strasbourg, said Thursday Slovakia's intention to take Christian asylum seekers and refugees, but not Muslims, would be "blatant discrimination". "There must be no place for xenophobia" in Europe's handling of the "unprecedented refugee crisis", he added.

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