2021 - Association for Legal Intervention

Poland violates European Law. We react and file a complaint to the European Commission

20 December 20214 January 2022

The Association of Legal Intervention has filed a formal complaint to the European Commission against Poland's violation of European Union law in connection with the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border.

The novelization of the national border security bill violates the Constitution of Poland

19 November 20214 January 2022

On the 15th of November, 2021 on the Polish Sejm website the governmental novelization of border security law and other laws has occurred (print.doc.1754). As a project justification, the legislator has pointed out the u…

Polish, Latvian and Lithuanian CSOs call on the European Commission to take action

3 November 202110 December 2021

Association for Legal Intervention joined by Polish, Latvian and Lithuanian civil society organisations, has called on the European Commission to take immediate action to prevent further push- backs and deaths at the Bel…

New draft law on refugees violates international legal standards

21 September 20215 November 2021

A draft Act on amending the Act on migrants and the Act on granting protection to migrants within the territory of the Republic of Poland appeared on the website of the Sejm. The draft Act blatantly violates Polish inter…

We are temporarily re-organizing our office to respond to the border-related challenges

21 September 20213 November 2021

ATTENTION! Due to the dramatic situation in the area of the Polish-Belarusian border, we are temporarily redirecting all our lawyers there. It is there, where refugees are secretly taken to the forest and denied the r…

Does a migrant have the right to a lawyer ex officio in deportation proceedings?

25 August 202125 August 2021

The Supreme Administrative Court refrained from making a decision whether, in the light of the European law on the obligation to return, a migrant should have access to a lawyer ex officio and also what are the legal con…

REPORT: SIP in Action. Rights of migrants in Poland in 2020

20 August 202121 August 2021

We would like to invite you to read the latest annual report summarising the year of the pandemic from the perspective of the rights of migrant women and men in Poland. In the Report: SIP in Action. Rights of foreigne…

The government wants to further limit the rights of migrants in return procedures

2 August 20215 August 2021

The Association for Legal Intervention submitted comments to the draft amendments to the Act on Foreigners. We objected, among other things, to the shortening of the deadline for appealing a return decision from 14 to…

ECHR communicates case against Poland: the detention of a mother who suffered domestic violence with her children

22 July 202122 July 2021

For years, we have been fighting against the wrongful detention of children on grounds of immigration. This is never in the best interests of the child, and can cause long-term effects on their psycho-physical developmen…

Medical care for women during childbirth and postpartum period, and their children

23 May 202123 June 2021

Free medical assistance is granted to women living in Poland permanently, who were granted subsidiary protection during childbirth and puerperium, as well as to their newborn children. The President of the National He…

The Voivodship Administrative Court (WSA) Ruling: Obligation to translate instructions for refugees

17 May 202123 June 2021

During the refugee procedure, foreigners should be informed in a language which they understand about the obligation to appear at the interview and the consequences of their failure to appear. The obligation to translate…

Statement Issued by Social Organisations on the Takeover of the Commissioner for Human Rights’ Office by the Parliamentary Majority

21 April 202121 April 2021

Being representatives of social organisations, we strongly disagree with the hostile takeover of the Commissioner for Human Rights’ office by the ruling parliamentary majority. We do not accept that our rights and freedo…

We are trying to win compensation for a mother with children who were all placed in a guarded centre for foreigners

16 April 202116 April 2021

The European Court of Human Rights contacted the relevant Polish court with an appeal related to our client’s case.

Decision: the protection against expulsion of part of the family from Poland prevents the relocation of family life to another country.

23 February 20218 March 2021

The Commander of the Border Guard Post in Augustów, by decision of 3 December 2020, no. PD-AG/01/D-ZPH/2020, granted a humanitarian residence permit to a client of the Association for Legal Intervention, whose partner (w…

Applications to the Mayor of the Capital City of Warsaw and the Polish Post Office regarding the honouring of documents of foreigners

11 February 20218 March 2021

In recent months, numerous foreigners have reported to us problems with receiving correspondence/ money transfers at post offices and with access to public services at Warsaw district offices solely due to the fact that…

Through supporting us, you provide aid to migrants and refugees in Poland

8 February 20218 March 2021

The Consortium of social organisations working for refugees and migrants is an alliance of organisations defending Human Rights. They have been active for years, with less and less support and sometimes even attempts to…

Year: 2021