Difference between revisions of "Push-back (EN)"

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=== Related terms ===
=== Related terms ===


* (can affect a) [[Migrant (EN)|migrant]]
* (''can affect a'') [[Migrant (EN)|migrant]], [[refugee]]
*(it protects from it) [[non-refoulement]]
*(''is prohibited by'') [[non-refoulement]]
*(do not confuse with) [[deportation]]
*(''confused with'') [[deportation]]
*(''may be associated with'') [[refugee crisis]]


=== Synonyms and variants ===
=== Synonyms and variants ===

Revision as of 15:22, 23 June 2022

Equivalents

Vytlačování migrantůPush-back (DE)RespingimentoPushback (PL)

Related terms

Synonyms and variants

  • push back operation
  • to turn back

Collocations

  • maritime push backs
  • to be pushed back

Examples

The initial refusal of the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand to save people stranded at sea, who were clearly in desperate, sometimes life-threatening conditions, and the apparent push back operations they undertook, were in flagrant violation of their international obligations.

Source: https://www.amnestyusa.org/

Refugees were pushed back by authorities in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania and Spain.

Source: https://www.e-ir.info/

Concerns grew after widespread reports from African nationals attempting to flee the war that they were being turned back, either by Ukrainian or Polish border guards.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/

Note

The term Push-back has a very low frequency in the corpus. This should be considered when reading this entry.