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Journalists Cannot be Barred from Hungarian Refugee Camps

October 09, 2019 • by Gábor Medvegy, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

The Hungarian state violated a journalist's rights by not letting him enter the territory of any of the country's refugee camps, affirmed the European Court of Human Rights. The journalist, Illés Szurovecz, was represented by HCLU in Strasbourg.
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German Authorities to Be Challenged on Refugee Phone Searches

August 08, 2019 • by Society for Civil Rights

The Society for Civil Rights (GFF) is conducting a comprehensive study on the invasive search and inspection of asylum seekers' mobile phones by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).
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Fewer People Are Seeking International Protection in Poland - Here's Why

February 13, 2018 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

Poland's national Office for Foreigners has published the statistical data on the international protection granted by the country in 2017. But the numbers don't tell the whole story.
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- refugees
- Poland
- Belarus
- migration
- Russia
- asylum seekeers
- Terespol
EU Prepares New Plan to Settle Disputes Over Migrants

December 04, 2017 • by György Folk, LibertiesEU

Mandatory migrant quotas are politically dead, so the question now is whether the EU has the courage to discuss the new plan proposed by the Estonian presidency.
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Polish Border Guard Continues to Ignore Strasbourg Court

August 16, 2017 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has submitted a motion to the European Court of Human Rights asking for an interim injunction against the deportation of three Syrian refugees.
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Dutch Groups Launch 'Know Your Rights' Project for Asylum Seekers

July 17, 2017 • by Nina Kesar, Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

Pro Bono Connect, New Dutch Connections, the NJCM, the Leiden Law Clinic and DLA Piper launched the Know Your Rights project; a project aimed at empowering young asylum seekers by introducing them into various legal topics.
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At a Border Crossing Where Rights Are Forgotten, Polish Lawyers Stand Up for Refugees

April 05, 2017 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

A group of 14 attorneys provided assistance to persons seeking international protection in Poland at a crossing point on the border with Belarus, a frontier where the rights of asylum seekers are blatantly ignored.
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