By a judgment of the Regional Court in Olsztyn of March 28, 2024, ref. no. II KO 298/23, compensation of PLN 12,000 was awarded in favour of our client for unjustified stay in a guarded centre for migrants. We have alrea…
Statement from organizations providing humanitarian aid on the Polish-Belarusian border
We are representative(s) of social organizations and initiatives who,since the summer of 2021, are providing humanitarian assistance to people on the move who are stranded on the Polish-Belarusian border.. In addition to…
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Egyptian teenager imprisoned in detention centre – we file a complaint with the ECHR
The case concerns an Egyptian teenager who crossed the Polish-Belarusian border. When arrested by the Border Guard, he was a minor. Despite this, he was not recognised as an unaccompanied minor migrant. Both the Border G…
Council of Europe expresses doubts over Poland’s (non-)implementation of an ECHR judgement regarding the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border
In mid-February, we presented an opinion to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe regarding the current situation on the Polish-Belarusian border (available HERE). There, we criticised the Polish government…