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07 Jan The Commissioner for Human Rights urged that authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina need to address the persistent shortcomings in their handling of migrants and asylum seeker

Posted at 20:46h in ▶ Migrants rights, ▶ Asylum seekers, Bosnia and Herzegovina

In a letter published on 7.12.2020, the Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović („Commissioner“) called on the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to address the persistent shortcomings in their handling...

05 Oct Southeast European countries are the least open to accepting migrants

Posted at 12:12h in North Macedonia, ▶ Migrants rights, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina

According to US analytics company Gallup, which released a new survey on September 23, finding that countries from Southeast Europe are among the least accepting of migrants. The lowest score in...

28 Apr Fundamental Rights of Refugees and Migrants during COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted at 23:46h in ▶ Migrants rights, ▶ Asylum seekers

The Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees of the Council of Europe, together with the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) have published a note on the main fundamental...

25 Dec Recommendation on effective guardianship for unaccompanied and separated children in the context of migration

Posted at 08:05h in ▶ Migrants rights, ▶ Children’s rights

The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers has adopted on 11.12.2019 a Recommendation to member States on effective guardianship for unaccompanied and separated children in the context of migration. Migration puts children, especially...

29 Nov Refusing asylum applications and returning asylum seekers to Serbia was not in line with the Convention

Posted at 07:35h in ▶ Migrants rights, ▶ Asylum seekers, Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), Article 5 (right to liberty and security)

In the case of Ilias and Ahmed v. Hungary (application no. 47287/15, 21.11.2019) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a violation of Article 3...

29 Nov Protection Monitoring Report on Migration for October 2019

Posted at 07:32h in ▶ Migrants rights, Serbia

Praxis published Protection Monitoring Report on Migration for October 2019. Praxis continued providing assistance to refugees/migrants, through information, psychosocial support, referrals to the targeted assistance provided by various organisations/institutions or...

10 Oct Remedies for detained migrants were not in accordance with Convention

Posted at 08:07h in ▶ Migrants rights, ▶ Children’s rights, Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), Article 5 (right to liberty and security)

In the case of Kaak and Others v. Greece (application no. 34215/16, 03.10.19) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: no violation of Article 3...

27 Jun The detention of the applicant was not in accordance with the Convention after it became clear that he could not be deported to any safe third country

Posted at 09:37h in ▶ Migrants rights, ▶ Asylum seekers, ▶ Detention, Bosnia and Herzegovina

In the case of Al Husin v. Bosnia and Herzegovina (no. 2) (application no. 10112/16, 25/06/2019) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a violation...

20 Jun Special protection for minors must be a decisive factor for states when considering issues related to the status of illegal migrants

Posted at 12:04h in ▶ Migrants rights, ▶ Children’s rights, Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), Article 5 (right to liberty and security)

In the case of Sh.D. and Others v. Greece, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia (application no. 14165/16, 13.06.2019) the European Court of Human Rights, unanimously: declared the...

24 Oct The decision to expel a long-term migrant did not lead to violation of the Convention

Posted at 22:23h in ▶ Migrants rights, ROL Forum 2016, Freedom of movement, ▶ Expulsion, Themes, MEMBERS OF COMMISION, Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life)

In case the case of Levakovic v. Denmark (application no. 7841/14, 23/20/2018) the European Court of Human Rights held that there had been no violation of Article 8 (right to...