Poland: UNHCR Regrets Restrictions on the Right to Claim Asylum

17th September 2021 | News

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has published its Observations on the legislative changes in Poland introduced following irregular arrivals from Belarus, in which it regrets restrictions on the right to seek asylum. According to UNHCR, among other concerns, the...

Poland: Rule of Lawlessness Continues as State of Emergency is Extended

10th September 2021 | News

The Polish parliament has voted to maintain the state of emergency along the border with Belarus announced by the government on 31 August. NGOs have expressed concern over charges against two journalists seeking to report on the implementation of the measures in a...

AIDA 2020 Update: Poland

16th April 2021 | News

The updated AIDA Country Report on Poland provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2020. The year 2020 continued to...

AIDA 2019 Update: Poland*

17th April 2020 | News

The updated Country Report on Poland provides a detailed overview of the main developments in the area of asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2019. Asylum procedure: Access to the territory...

CJEU: Poland, Hungary, and Czech Republic failed to fulfil obligations under Council Relocations Decisions

10th April 2020 | News

On 2 April, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its judgement in the joint cases of the Commission v Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic concluding that all three EU member states had failed to fulfil their obligations under the Relocation...