Assaulted, robbed: Refugees abused on Bosnia-Croatia border | Refugees News
*All last names have been withheld to protect the identities of migrants during their asylum processes. Some first names have been changed on request. Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina – They come from all over: Afghanistan, Egypt, Morocco, Pakistan, Syria and Sudan. But a shared goal unites them – reaching European Union soil. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list For now, the refugees and migrants wait in Bihac, an unassuming town in Bosnia and Herzegovina near the Croatian border. As the EU works to overhaul its asylum system this year, their hopes of gaining refuge in Europe are being diminished. Bosnia is not an EU member, but Croatia is. Under the cover of the rugged woods of the Balkans, people are violently returned to Bosnia by Croatian authorities, a practice described as an illegal pushback by rights groups. According to international law, anyone arriving at a border has the right to request asylum and remain in the country while their claim is considered. Migrants here say they are denied that opportunity, instead being forcibly …



