The World - News from May 29, 1985
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Poul Hartling asked Western Europe to lower barriers to Third World refugees seeking asylum, saying some are being “tossed around like Ping-Pong balls from airport to airport.” The commissioner told officials from more than 20 countries that he is deeply concerned about restrictive policies in Europe toward asylum-seekers from developing countries.
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