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Denmark faces legal action over attempts to return Syrian refugees

Denmark’s attempt to return hundreds of Syrians to Damascus after deeming the city safe will “set a dangerous precedent” for other countries to do the same, say lawyers who are preparing to take the Danish government to the European court of human rights (ECHR) over the issue.

Syrian (n.) 敘利亞人

Damascus (n.) 大馬士革，敘利亞首都

deem (v.) 認為

precedent (n.) 先例

丹麥在考量城市安全後試圖將敘利亞難民遣送回大馬士革，此舉可能開出危險先例讓其他各國仿效。律師群準備上訴至歐洲人權法院對丹麥政府提告。

Authorities in Denmark began rejecting Syrian refugees’ applications for renewal of temporary residency status last summer, and justified the move because a report had found the security situation in some parts of the country had “improved significantly”. About 1,200 people from Damascus currently living in Denmark are believed to be affected by the policy.

renewal (n.) 更新

significantly (adv.) 顯著地

affect (v.) 影響

丹麥政府去年夏天開始拒絕難民的居留更新，辯稱採取該策略是因某調查顯示部分地區的安全有明顯改善，目前大約有1200名難民受到影響。