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Chechen Refugees Unlawfully Refused Entry to Poland, Rules ECtHR

August 05, 2020 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

Chechen asylum seekers, who had repeatedly been refused an opportunity to file applications for international protection by the Polish Border Guard, have successfully challenged Poland at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
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Rights Violations: German Authorities Still Examining Asylum Seekers' Phones

February 21, 2020 • by Society for Civil Rights

A new study examines the data carrier evaluation of refugees by German authorities. The result: refugees are subject to second-class data protection.
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Croatia "Cruel and Violent" in Handling Migration

January 20, 2020 • by Lovorka Šošić, Centre for Peace Studies - Croatia

Human rights violations of migrants are occurring daily across Croatia. Now organisations are calling for an end to these illegal practices.
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Croatian Daily Refuses to Publish Interview on Violence Against Refugees

January 15, 2020 • by Lovorka Šošić, Centre for Peace Studies - Croatia

In August 2019, after visiting people who had been abused and illegaly returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina, MEP Erik Marquardt gave an interview for the Croatian daily newspaper which was never published. The interviewer said this was due to editorial r...
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Croatian President Confirms Push-Backs in Bosnia and Herzegovina

July 17, 2019 • by Lovorka Šošić, Centre for Peace Studies - Croatia

The president of the Republic of Croatia has confirmed that Croatian police are conducting push-backs from Croatia to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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- refugees
- Croatia
- border
- push-backs
Sea-Watch 3 Captain Acquitted

July 04, 2019 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

The controversy surrounding the rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 and its captain, Carola Rackete, once again divides opinion in Europe. The legality of her actions is however undisputed.
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Was the Murder of Senior CDU Politician a Hate Crime?

June 06, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

The German CDU party politician was shot in his home this weekend. In 2015, following a confrontation with the nationalist group Pegida, Lübcke received death threats and his address was published on a racist blog.
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- refugees
- Germany
- far-right
- murder
- CDU
- politician
Croatian Media Reports on 'Torture Garage' for Migrants

May 24, 2019 • by Lovorka Šošić, Centre for Peace Studies - Croatia

The online news outlet H-alter reports that, over the past six months, many eye-witness accounts have emerged suggesting that Croatian police are detaining and torturing refugees and migrants in a garage at the police station in Korenica, Croatia. The ...
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- migrants
- torture
- refugees
- police
- migration
- Croatia
Crew of Rescue Ship Receives Human Rights Award

May 07, 2019 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

The crew of the rescue ship “Iuventa” from the German NGO Jugend Rettet has been honored by the Swiss Paul Grüninger Foundation with a human rights award for saving the lives of thousands of men, women and children in the central Mediterranean.
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Court to Decide if Belgium Should Have Granted Visas to Syrian Family

April 25, 2019 • by Belgian League of Human Rights

Belgium’s refusal to grant humanitarian visas to a Syrian family who turned up at the Beirut embassy has led to the case being brought before the European Court of Human Rights.
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