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The Latest: Advocates say Hungary should probe border abuse

Hungarian and Polish soldiers and policemen patrol the Hungarian-Serbian border near Roszke, 180 kms southeast of Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. Two days earlier forty-nine Polish officers, including twenty-five policemen and twenty-four border guards arrived to Hungary to assist their Hungarian colleagues with border defence until October 29. The Polish contingent fulfills duty as part of the cooperation between the Visegrad Group (V4) countries. (Zoltan Gergely Kelemen/MTI via AP)
Hungarian and Polish soldiers and policemen patrol the Hungarian-Serbian border near Roszke, 180 kms southeast of Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. Two days earlier forty-nine Polish officers, including twenty-five policemen and twenty-four border guards arrived to Hungary to assist their Hungarian colleagues with border defence until October 29. The Polish contingent fulfills duty as part of the cooperation between the Visegrad Group (V4) countries. (Zoltan Gergely Kelemen/MTI via AP)

By Associated Press 3 min read

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – The Latest on Europe’s response to the influx of refugees and migrants (all times local):

6:15 p.m.

Human Rights Watch says Hungary should investigate allegations that uniformed officers are mistreating refugees caught near its southern border and sent back to Serbia.

The group’s allegations have been rejected by the Hungarian government.

Human Rights Watch said in a report released Tuesday that Hungary’s policy of letting only a handful of refugees a day file asylum requests has stranded hundreds at the border, including vulnerable people like families with children and the sick or elderly. It also reiterated its criticism of new regulations which since July 5 allow officers to send back across the border fence migrants and refugees caught within eight kilometers (five miles) of the barrier.