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GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The U.N. refugee agency says a new European Union policy on asylum could lead to violations of international law.
The 25 EU member countries adopted the directive this week without discussion.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is especially concerned about a change that allows EU countries to turn asylum seekers back to "safe third countries" without any hearing.
"This could have wider implications, eroding international standards of refugee protection far beyond the EU," UNHCR spokesman Ron Redmond said in Geneva.
The directive was aimed at harmonizing laws between the member nations. But Redmond said it contains policies that come from laws in only one or two states, suggesting a race to the bottom.
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