EU use of hi-tech to deter asylum seekers is condemnable and dangerous [EN/AR]
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Dangerous, experimental and discriminatory digital technology is being funded by the EU and employed in Greece to detect asylum seekers early, deter them from crossing and illegally turn the EU into a “digital fortress” that inhumanely keep people on the move afraid and away, warned Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor on Thursday, the removal of migrants without giving them the opportunity to apply for asylum is illegal under both European and international law.
In yet another attempt to prevent migrants from crossing the Greece-Turkey border, Greek police has started to fire long-range acoustic devices, or “sound cannons”, from an armoured truck over the frontier towards people trying to reach the EU. Despite their small size, these high-pitched devices can match the volume of a jet engine and their powerful sound waves can cause significant pain and shock to the human body, causing exposed people suffering that go from serious health problems and severe pain to deafness.