Border Guards Use Force, Deny Access to Asylum Procedures

• Polish law enforcement is unlawfully, and sometimes violently, forcing people trying to enter the country back to Belarus without considering their protection needs.
• Poland’s inhumane and illegal pushbacks of people seeking safety fly in the face of its duties under national and EU law and basic humanity.
• Polish authorities should ensure access to the asylum procedure and allow aid workers and independent observers access to the currently restricted border area.