KISA condemns the decision taken by the Council of Ministers on 18 July laying down the public benefits for asylum seekers and persons with temporary status for humanitarian protection in Cyprus.
KISA – Action for Equality, Support, Antiracism denounces the refoulement of Turkish conscientious objector Onur Erdem by the Republic of Cyprus back to Turkey.
Syrian refugees at Menoyia Detention Centre are on hunger strike for three days now for the following reasons.
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On 21 June, 2012, Commissioner Cecilia Malmström met the Turkish ambassador in Brussels to officially initial a readmission agreement between the European Union (EU) and Turkey.
Marking the World Refugee Day, the EMHRN says that the soon to be concluded readmission agreement between Turkey and the EU would fail to protect the rights of both regular and irregular migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
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KISA expresses its deep concern and dissatisfaction concerning statements of public figures that attempt to burden the most vulnerable groups with the most adverse consequences of the economic crisis that troubles Cyprus.
The EMHRN is watching with mounting concern and dismays the serious violations of women’s and girls’ rights in Syria, especially those who have been displaced inside the country and sought refuge in neighbouring countries.
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The EMHRN regrets the UN Security Council decision not to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) to human rights issues in the area.
No human rights mandate for MINURSO in Western Sahara! Read More »
Enough is enough for Kurds from Syria and they have decided to demonstrate today, outside the Ministry of Interior, in order to see the Minister and ask for his intervention to solve the serious problems they are encountering.
A Kurd from Syria who came to Cyprus three months ago as he was persecuted by the Syrian regime and who applied for asylum committed suicide yesterday, leaving 4 children and his widow behind in Syria.
