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Rome's homeless refugees at the heart of European law row

Written By The Guardian on Monday, Oct 10, 2011 | 01:27 PM

 
Europe's refugees face a growing crisis -- they cannot escape poor living conditions in Italy because European law doesn't allow them to leave their first country of entry. Britain's right to remove refugees and asylum seekers under the so-called 'Dublin regulations' is being challenged in the courts. Harriet Grant investigates