An International Failure: The Syrian Refugee Crisis

This briefing provides an overview of the conditions of refugees from Syria in the main host countries: Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt.19 It then focuses on the difficulties and human rights violations faced by refugees from Syria in their attempts to reach the EU and makes recommendations to the international community and EU Member States in particular. 

 

While Amnesty International’s calls for international solidarity in dealing with the Syria refuge crisis go beyond the EU, this briefing focuses on practices in some EU countries as well as the 

resettlement contribution of EU member states because of the block’s proximity to Syria and the fact that many refugees from Syria are trying to reach the EU.