The Interim Coordinating Committee of Refugees are calling all civil society organisations and organised social groups to support the mobilization for solidarity to the refugees’ communities that are living in Cyprus.
The new shipwreck of a boat in which at least 300 passengers perished or disappeared very near to Lampedusa, was not caused by fate. In 2010, in the same place, two simultaneous shipwrecks resulted in close to 400 victims.
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PHR-Israel’s ENP country progress report on Israel (September 2012 –September 2013) on Asylum Seekers, Migrants and Status less persons
Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-I) Input to ENP September 2012 – September 2013 Read More »
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) is alarmed at the impact that extending the Seahorse Mediterraneo maritime surveillance programme would have on migrants’ and refugees’ rights.
Looking ahead to the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council of 21 October, the EMHRN urges the EU and its Member States to ensure the protection of all refugees from Syria without discrimination.
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KISA reports yet another extremely severe incident involving a blatant breach of the right to privacy, as well as a complete mishandling of the cases of two women (victims of trafficking) by relevant state authorities and services.
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (29 August – 04 September 2013).
KISA considers as a positive development the government’s recent announcement on the framework reform of the welfare system and social solidarity in Cyprus, made by the President and the Minister of Labour and Social Insurances.
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.
