Politicization of migrant ‘crisis’ in Hungary making them scapegoats, independent UN human rights expert warns 

17 July 2019
Migrants and Refugees
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Expressing deep concern over how migration and migrants themselves are being politicized and scapegoated in Hungary, an independent United Nations human rights expert on Wednesday urged the Government to immediately end its “crisis” approach to the issue. 

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