HRW calls for emergency humanitarian aid on border

As the leaders of three key European Union institutions prepared to visit Greece's land frontier with Turkey, Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for emergency humanitarian aid at the border and fair burden sharing among member states.
"The EU has an opportunity to show it has learned from the errors of the recent past by putting in place humane and efficient measures at the border that respect the right to seek asylum and people's dignity," said Lotte Leicht, EU director at Human Rights Watch.
"The heads of all three EU institutions should use this visit to pledge their support for emergency humanitarian aid at the border, for sharing responsibility among EU member states for people in need, and for respecting their rights."
The presidents of the European Commission, Council and Parliament - Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel and David Sassoli - were set to visit the...