Will You Turn A Blind Eye?
How many more years until European civil society realises what is going on? Death, detention, mistreatment, humiliation, and harassment are just some obstacles that migrants have to face in their...
View ArticlePRESS-RELEASE: The UN Refugee Agency is concerned about the serious risk of...
The individual’s request for protection under Ukrainian law has been rejected by the State Migration Service, and his second application for complementary protection is pending. He is currently...
View ArticleThe UN Refugee Agency is deeply concerned about the disappearance of...
The individual approached UNHCR seeking international protection and was invited to be registered at the office of UNHCR’s partner organization, an NGO providing free legal assistance in Kyiv. The...
View ArticleUNHCR is concerned about the impact of the amendments in the legislation on...
This law’s aim is beneficial: To ensure that other relevant legislative acts reflect the many improvements introduced under the Law of Ukraine on the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons...
View ArticleOPINION NO. 2/2012 (XII.10) KMK. OF THE SUPREME COURT OF HUNGARY (KÚRIA) ON...
The summary conclusions of the Supreme Court are as follows: “I. [When reviewing administrative decisions regarding the application of the safe third country concept] the court shall ex officio take...
View ArticleGlobal Detention Project – Ukraine Detention Profile
Introduction Detention Policy Detention Infrastructure Facts & Figures Introduction Ukraine has been the focus of a concerted, multi-million-Euro effort by the European Union to strengthen...
View ArticleContribution to the report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of...
Introduction: 1.The Criminal Code of Ukraine remains a primary locus of the prohibition of discrimination in Ukraine’ legal system. It was slightly altered through the adoption of the Law “On...
View ArticleUNHCR welcomes the legislative initiative to improve detention procedures in...
UNHCR is pleased that the draft legislation currently under consideration would bring Ukrainian practices related to migrant detention into line with international and European standards, and...
View ArticleUNHCR report says Ukraine needs to improve its asylum system
UNHCR has evaluated Ukraine’s asylum system as part of its mandate to monitor implementation of the 1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocol. The assessment covers such issues as access to Ukraine’s...
View ArticleCombating Hate Crimes: the Measures We Need
Dear colleagues, as we discuss bias-motivated violence against refugees and asylum seekers here, I feel that I need to make few introductory comments. In Ukraine, as well as in wider Eastern-European...
View ArticleStatement of the No Borders Project (Ukraine) on the Day of Grief, February...
We are convinced that those who are guilty in this tragedy should be made accountable in the framework of a transparent procedure that is in line with human rights. For the past three months members of...
View Articlein German: Erklärung des Projektes «Ohne Grenzen» (Ukraine) am Trauertag, den...
Wir sind davon überzeugt, dass die Schuldigen, die für diese Tragödie die Verantwortung tragen, im Rahmen einer transparenten Aufarbeitung verhaftet und angeklagt werden müssen, gemäß den Standards der...
View Articlein Spanish: Declaración del proyecto “Sin Fronteras” (Ucrania) en el Día de...
Creemos que los responsables de esta tragedia deben ser llamados a capítulo en el marco del proceso transparente que cumpla con las normas de derechos humanos. Durante los últimos tres meses los...
View Articlein Italian: Dichiarazione del Progetto „Senza i confini” (Ucraina) nel Giorno...
Siamo sicuri che i colpevoli di questa tragedia saranno processati nell’ambito della procedura chiara, che corrisponde alle regole dei diritti umani. Durante gli ultimi tre mesi i membri del Progetto...
View ArticleIn French: La lettre de l’Organisation «Sans Frontières» (Ukraine), le jour...
Nous sommes convaincus que les responsables de cette tragédie doivent répondre pour leurs actes, dans le cadre d’une procédure dont la transparence corresponde aux standards des droits de l’homme....
View ArticleIn Czech: Prohlášení projektu “No Borders” (“Bez Hranic”, Ukrajina) v Den...
Jsme přesvědčení, že mají viníci této tragédie nést odpovědnost v rámci transparentního procesu, který by splňoval normy v oblasti lidských práv. Během posledních tří měsíců se účastnice a účastníci...
View ArticleStatement of the No Borders Project : On Countering war and intervention. On...
For many years “No Borders” has been monitoring xenophobia in Ukraine and trying to counteract this disgraceful phenomenon. We have to state that the current messages sounded in the statements of some...
View ArticleIn German: Stellungnahme des Projekts “Grenzenlos” (Ukraine) In Hinsicht auf...
Wir erinnern daran, dass die gegenwärtigen Handlungen gegen die Normen des internationalen Rechts verstoßen, und sind der Meinung, dass die Verantwortung für die Geschehenisse einzig und allein bei den...
View ArticlePress release of the Conference on Refugees in Ukraine in 2014: Problems and...
Refugees and forced migrants in general, are not a new phenomenon for Ukraine. Many Ukrainian political and cultural figures, particularly during the twentieth century, could save their lives only...
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