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The German interior ministry announced they will no longer be sending people to Hungary until Budapest ensures those transferred are dealt with according to European procedures.

A spokesman for the ministry added: Without such assurance, there would no referrals until further notice.

Under the European Unions so-called Dublin rules, migrants and refugees should be sent back to the first European country they arrive in.

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Hungary has seen an influx of migrants across its border with Serbia, which has been the scene of violent clashes in the past.

But there have been damning claims the country, lead by Eurosceptic stalwart Viktor Orban, has been flouting international and EU law.

The Hungarian parliament approved plans on March 7 to detain migrants in camps on the countrys border with Serbia.

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Aid workers help migrants up the shore after making the crossing from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos on November 16, 2015 in Sikaminias, Greece

But some migrants confined in the camps have complained of beatings from border authorities.

After being set upon by dogs, one refugee even claimed guards took selfies with him.

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Without such assurance, there would no referrals until further notice

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Filippo Grandi, the United Nations refugee agency chief, this week called for a suspension of transfers of asylum seekers until the Hungarian authorities bring their practices and policies in line with European and international law.

Germany waived Dublin rules for refugees at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015.

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But after the number of people arriving in the country passed one million last year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was forced to take measures to limit arrivals.

Germany sent 294 asylum seekers back to Hungary in 2016, according to official figures.

Asylum applications in Hungary fell from 177,000 in 2015 to just 29,000 last year.

In the first two months of 2017, there were just 912 applications.

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