Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- German and Finnish authorities repatriated 23 citizens from camps in northern Syria.

According to the Deutsche Welle, upon their return, some women were arrested on charges of involvement in the terrorist organization ISIS. According to German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, the operation to evacuate German citizens was carried out for humanitarian reasons, since mostly orphans and sick children were returned.

Until today, many Western countries, including Germany, have refused to return their citizens who have joined the ranks of ISIS for security reasons. According to the German newspaper Tagesschau, the Syrian Kurds have been asking the German authorities for a very long time to take out their citizens who are in the camps. However, Berlin was willing to try them where they committed crimes. Nevertheless, the return of the first group of German citizens indicates a change in the position of the FRG authorities.

First, Western countries, including the Federal Republic of Germany, are experiencing strong pressure from human rights organizations because of their refusal to repatriate women and children. In particular, the International Human Rights Group "Rights and Security" in London (PBGB) accused the EU countries of complicity in the creation of the so-called Guantanamo for Children, a camps for families of ISIS fighters in northeastern Syria. The PBGB report describes the brutal, unsanitary and inhuman conditions in these camps, which have resulted in the deaths of hundreds of babies. Human rights activists argue that the Western authorities, having the opportunity to repatriate them, deliberately leave children to fend for themselves in dire conditions.

Secondly, the relatives of German citizens who are in camps in Syria also exert pressure on the authorities. It is reported that at least 25 families have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government of Germany to repatriate their relatives and their children from camps in Syria. The Berlin Administrative Court granted many of these applications and ordered the necessary measures to be taken.

In general, amid pressure from the public, Western European countries began to repatriate their citizens from the Middle East. At the same time, the return of these persons requires the authorities to develop a holistic approach to their deradicalization and reintegration into European society.