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7 steps to restore the rule of law and respect for human rights on the Polish-Belarusian border
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The Border Guard cannot effectively invoke a ministerial regulation as a legal basis for pushbacks, says the court in another important court decision
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What rights are violated during the procedure of pushbacks? HFHR observations submitted to ECHR
The rights of migrants
Entering the border strip is not an offence, the courts affirm
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The pushback of an Ethiopian citizen was unlawful, says the head of Border Guard
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Pushbacks must end immediately - NGOs' appeal to the Prime Minister
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Humanitarian residence permit can be granted to protect private and professional life, according to a landmark decision by the Border Guard
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Withdrawing an asylum application during the appeal process is not the same as withdrawing the appeal, Warsaw Administrative Court ruled in a final judgment
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Humanitarian aid is commendable and legitimate - important ruling by the Bialystok District Court
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Disappearances at the Polish-Belarusian border - HFHR response
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Behind the border wall is a strip of Polish territory – new judgment on humanitarian aid
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Border Guard fines cancelled by courts. Humanitarian aid is completely legal
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Helping is legal. Court acquits people who brought humanitarian aid over border wall
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UPDATE: The case of an activist suspected of leading a criminal ring: a judge seconded by the Minister of Justice/Prosecutor General to hear the appeal against the pre-trial detention of the activist
Rule of law and fair trial, The rights of migrants
Detention of a Polish human rights activist - the HFHR Board statement
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Detention of migrants should be a last resort, says Warsaw Regional Court in recent ruling
The rights of migrants
Somali girl released from immigration detention – a court finds that the authorities misjudged her age
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Provincial governor exceeds his powers, a court decides
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NGOs call on the EU to uphold standards for migrants’ rights
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European Civil Society warns Rishi Sunak over Illegal Migration Bill
The rights of migrants
The courts speak a clear language: the treatment of foreigners at the Polish-Belarusian border is unlawful. We summarise the existing jurisprudence
The rights of migrants
Migrant children should not be detained in guarded centres. HFHR intervenes in ECtHR proceedings in connection with the detention of children
The rights of migrants
Human rights transcend borders. The ECtHR has communicated 14 new cases of possible human rights violations at the Polish-Belarusian border
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Reform of EU migration law hinders access to a fair asylum procedure for migrants
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Here they come and take it all away: anti-Ukrainian hate speech on Polish Twitter
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HFHR opinion on Poland’s implementation of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case M.K. and Others v. Poland
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Border Group activities in December 2022 and January 2023
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Report on anti-repression activities implemented since the beginning of the humanitarian crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border
The rights of migrants, Human rights defenders
Grupa Granica: October – November 2022. Summary and challenges
The rights of migrants
The humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border drags on. Helsinki Foundation sends a report to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The rights of migrants
Situation on the Polish-Belarusian border
The rights of migrants
HFHR urges EU Home Affairs Commissioner to address the asylum and humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border in talks with Polish authorities
On the side of the law. An analysis of the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border
The draft amendment of the Act on Foreigners and the Act on Granting Them Protection violate EU asylum law principles – legal opinion of the HFHR
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Chechen refugees unlawfully refused entry at the Terespol border crossing, rules the ECtHR
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Has Poland fully executed ECtHR’s judgment on Chechen family’s detention? HFHR’s communication to CoE’s Committee of Ministers
The rights of migrants