08 November 2019
"I am writing in relation to a July 9 statement made by Croatian President Gabar-Kitarovic during an interview with Swiss channel SRF, where she admitted knowledge of pushbacks of migrants by Croatian border officials from Croatia to Bosnia Herzegovina and that sometimes force is used."
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See: Human Rights Watch letter to Frontex (HRW, link):
"The president’s acknowledgement is consistent with findings by Human Rights Watch, UNHCR, and other organizations.
It calls into question the effectiveness of European Border and Coast Guard Agency operations on the Croatia-Bosnia borders, and in particular European Border and Coast Guard Agency’s mandate to ensure the protection of human rights through detection activities."
According to the European Court of Human Rights, all is well in the Greek hotspots
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