Three Afghan Nationals Deported from Poland Despite European Court Order
Polish media have reported that three Afghan citizens were deported to Kabul despite a European Court of Human Rights ruling for their temporary suspension of deportation. This action took place on Thursday, April 23, and according to sources, neither the court’s opposition nor the Polish Foreign Ministry prevented its execution.
According to these reports, the three were part of a group of nine individuals scheduled for deportation from Poland. The Polish Border Guard claimed that the court’s decision did not reach them on time but emphasized that these individuals were on the list of “undesirable persons.”
In contrast, the lawyers representing these Afghan citizens stated that their deportation poses a serious challenge under international law. They argued that the individuals were deprived of the right to seek asylum without any criminal conviction and were removed from the country before their cases were fully examined.
Published investigations show that the European Court of Human Rights’ decision to temporarily halt the deportations was communicated to Polish authorities before the operation. Nonetheless, the transfer of the three individuals continued. Some human rights organizations have described this act as a clear violation of the European Court of Human Rights’ ruling.
This incident occurs amid plans for the European Union to host a delegation from the Taliban administration in the coming weeks to discuss the repatriation of several Afghan migrants labeled as “criminals” by the Taliban—a topic that has sparked renewed concerns about the fate of returnees to Afghanistan under Taliban rule.
