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Balkan Route: Dire Situation in BiH as Winter Sets in, Calls for Response Continue, Violent Pushbacks Across the Region

22nd January 2021 | News

As temperatures drop the suffering increases for hundreds of people on the move in makeshift camps or sleeping rough in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Human Rights Watch and MEPs demand immediate action by the European Council and Commission. Pushbacks continue across...

Balkan Route: Life-threatening Conditions for People trapped in Bosnia as Temperatures Fall

15th January 2021 | News

Heated tents have been set up at the burned-down Lipa camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), but the humanitarian situation remains highly alarming as many are still sleeping rough and temperatures dropping. Court ruling and intervention in pushback cases from Slovenia...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Thousands Remain Stuck in Freezing Temperatures on EU’s Doorstep over Political Dissent

8th January 2021 | News

As temperatures drop below zero, about 2,500 people are sleeping rough in the northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) of which several hundreds remain in squalid conditions at the burned-down Lipa camp that was destroyed by a fire on 23 December. While housing...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Snowfall Increases Hardships of People Stuck in Europe’s Borderlands

11th December 2020 | News

Heavy snowfalls and freezing temperatures in Bosnia and Herzegovina pose a serious threat to around 3,000 people who are forced to sleep rough in the northwest of the country and 1,600 people staying in a substandard tented camp. Further, people on the move continue...

Balkans: Ombudsman Investigates Commission’s Possible Failures Regarding Abuse at Croatian Border, Absurdity within Hungary’s Asylum System, Bosnia and Herzegovina Signed Readmission Agreement with Pakistan

13th November 2020 | News

The European Ombudsman opened an inquiry into the European Commission’s possible failure in ensuring that Croatia’s EU-funded border management complies with fundamental rights. Latest statistics show discrepancies in Hungary’s asylum system compared to other EU...