A report by nine human rights organizations reveals over 120,000 pushbacks of irregular migrants at the EU's external borders in 2024, highlighting the illegal expulsion practices that prevent access to asylum procedures. Bulgaria leads with the highest number of pushbacks, followed by Greece and Poland. The report criticizes the EU's failure to uphold human rights and notes the increasing violence associated with these pushbacks. The European Court of Human Rights has also addressed systematic pushbacks in Greece and ongoing cases against Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)