UN Rejects EU Plan to Outsource Migrant Return Obligations (eco.sapo.pt)

• UN High Commissioner Türk: EU cannot outsource human rights obligations
• EU Parliament passes regulation enabling return centers in third countries
• Only 20% of deportation orders are currently enforced

"UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk criticized the new EU regulation on returning rejected asylum seekers, which allows member states to establish return centers outside the EU. He stressed that the EU cannot transfer its human rights obligations to third countries."