We submit a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights about illegal push backups experienced by our clients while crossing the Polish-Belarusian border.
The case concerns a married couple from Algeria, who tried…
Children and youth Detention News Polish-Belarusian border Refugees
ECHR
2022
European Court of Human Rights
Children and youth Detention Migration Refugees
children` rights family with multiple children
We submit a complaint to the ECtHR against unlawful detention of a family with a child
The Association for Legal Intervention has already filed another complaint to the European Court of Human Rights about illegal detention of a family with a minor child.
The case concerns a married couple with a child…
Detention Issues News Polish-Belarusian border
ECHR
2022
Border Police Regional Court
Children and youth Detention Refugees
family with multiple children health residence on humanitarian grounds
We ask for compensation for unlawful detention for a family from Afghanistan
SIP represents foreigners in a case for compensation for unjustified stay in guarded centers for foreigners. The family from Afghanistan (parents with three children) spent a total of 97 days in detention.
Foreigners…
Children and youth Detention News Polish-Belarusian border Refugees
ECHR
2022
Border Police European Court of Human Rights
Children and youth Detention Refugees
children` rights residence on humanitarian grounds
Pleading against Poland for the detention of a traumatised family with children
SIP brought a complaint before the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of a family who had been held in guarded centres for foreigners for more than 6 months.
The case concerns a family from Iraq (parents with tw…
Key cases News Polish-Belarusian border Refugees Returns
2022
Border Police Voivodeship Administrative Court
Migration Refugees
violence, torture, inhuman or degrading treatment
Obligation to examine whether migrants in Belarus are at risk of torture and other inhumane treatment
Foreigners cannot be pushed into Belarus if they would be in danger of torture, inhuman or otherwise unacceptable treatment there. Neither a migration crisis nor illegal border crossings exclude the application of this p…
Detention Key cases News Polish-Belarusian border Refugees
Detention Refugees
violence, torture, inhuman or degrading treatment
Pushbacks are inhumane, illegal and based on illegal regulation – the Court says
The first Polish court ruling indicating that push-backs on the Polish-Belarusian border are inhumane and illegal. The regulation constituting the basis for the actions of the Border Guard deemed to have been issued in e…