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Association for Legal Intervention`s advocacy is aimed at guaranteeing respect for the fundamental rights of migrants as well as improving the policy and practice regarding their functioning in Poland.

We run social campainigs and regularly appear in media in order to contribute to the public debate on topics related to migrants and refugees. We counter negative stereotypes and fake news concerning migration.

We monitor the legislation in the field of migration and asylum and actively participate in public consultations of bills in this field. In order to reach our advocacy goals we collaborate with a wide network of stakeholders: such as civil society organizations, decision makers, politicians, experts and academics.

The Special-purpose Act amendment has reached the Parliament – we are sending our comments to the MPs!

6 March 20236 March 2023

The government has adopted another amendment to the so-called Special-purpose Act – that is, the law regulating the situation of Ukrainian citizens and nationals who have fled to Poland from the war. The proposed a…

Poland’s temporary protection law is incompatible with EU legislation. We write to the European Commission

6 March 20236 March 2023

Temporary protection provisions must be aligned with EU law. The 2001 Temporary Protection Directive was first activated in 2022 – in response to the influx of millions of people fleeing the brutal war in Ukrain…

Amendment of the Special Act in the Senate – we propose our comments

6 March 20236 March 2023

On December 14, 2022, the Parlament of the Republic of Poland passed an act amending the act on assistance to Ukrainian citizens in connection with the armed conflict in that country and certain other acts, which provide…

Migration Consortium Presents Outline for Local Integration Policies

3 November 20223 November 2022

Poland developed from an emigration country into an immigration destination. This is a huge challenge, but also an opportunity – however, efforts are needed to teach old and new residents to live together. An “Outl…

Open Letter to International Organisations and Donors

3 November 2022

Within the framework of the Migration Consortium – a group of Polish organisations supporting migrants and refugees – we are publishing an open letter to international donors and members of international orga…

The government is planning unfavorable changes for the citizens of Ukraine – SIP`s commentary

3 November 20229 November 2022

The Polish government is trying to amend the so-called special act – that is, the law regulating the situation of Ukrainian citizens who fled to Poland because the war. Although the government did not conduct pu…

We participate in the Universal Periodic Review of Poland before the United Nations

27 September 202227 September 2022

This year Poland takes part in the Universal Periodic Review conducted by the United Nations. This process, held every 4.5 years, is aimed at checking the state of respect for human rights in all countries of the interna…

Together against the new EU legislation on instrumentalisation in the area of migration and asylum

27 September 202227 September 2022

In September 2022, SIP signed a joint statement by more than 70 European NGOs opposing the adoption of a new EU law: the Regulation on the situation of instrumentalisation in the area of migration and asylum. The stateme…

People who fled from Ukraine should be allowed to re-enter Poland – SIP’s opinion

19 July 202219 July 2022

There are people who fled from Ukraine to Poland and then decided to return to Ukraine and then want to re-enter Poland. We are receiving more and more information that such people face difficulties in relation to re-ent…

We present the SIP in Action Report for 2021

15 June 202229 June 2022

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…

We are working for equal access to rights and benefits for Ukrainian citizens

14 June 202214 June 2022

We requested the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration to take measures to ensure in practice equal access of all persons covered by the Law of the Day on Assistance to Citizens of Ukraine in Connection with th…

Information on the observance of human rights under the UN procedure of the Universal Periodic Review

4 April 20224 April 2022

Together with the Lambda Warsaw Organization and the Global Detention Project, the Association of Legal Intervention has submitted information on the observance of human rights under the UN Universal Periodic Review proc…

Our association presented its remarks to the Committee of Prevention of Torture

25 March 202231 March 2022

Together with The Global Detention Project (GDP), we put together a joint statement to The European Council Committee of Prevention of Torture, in which we presented our remarks. This scripture is only a part of ongoing…

The Association of Legal Intervention has submitted proposal of amendments to the new law on providing help to Ukrainian citizens

23 March 202223 March 2022

Together with The Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights and “Nomada” Association we submitted to the chief of the Polish Sejm’s Interior Affairs Commission our amendment proposals to the bill from March 12th, 2022, on prov…

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…