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A criminal conviction is not enough to recognize that a foreigner is a threat and refuse protection

The Council for Refugees and the Office for Foreigners confirm that the mere fact of a conviction in a criminal case is not enough to recognize that a foreigner poses a threat to the security of the state or society and,…
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We present the SIP in Action Report for 2021

Year 2021 was a year of challenges for non-governmental organizations operating in the field of human rights protection. The humanitarian crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border has grown to a size that we have not seen i…
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The Voivodship Administrative Court (WSA) Ruling: Obligation to translate instructions for refugees

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…
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We succeeded in obtaining subsidiary protection for a woman who was abused by her husband

Zalima* escaped from violence in Dagestan. A violent ex-husband and his relatives were waiting for her in the country. It is also likely that if she had been sent back there, she would have experienced separation from he…
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SIP proposes to improve the operating of migration and asylum authorities during COVID-19

The Association for Legal Intervention (SIP) submitted, under the procedure of complaints and motions, a proposal that the Head of the Office for Foreigners and the Mazovian Voivode should send a text message to migrant…