Balkan Route: Serbia Ignores ECtHR Injunction and Extradites Bahraini Dissident, New Border Violence Reports, Orban Tries Old Tricks to Win New Election
A Bahrain national has been extradited from Serbia, despite interim measures issued by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) prohibiting his removal given the risk of refoulement. Despite ongoing documentation of pushbacks and border violence, Hungarian police...
Balkan Route: ECtHR Finds Croatia in Violation of Convention, Pushbacks Continue Across the Region, Deaths, Injuries and Detentions in Serbia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) finds numerous violations of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by Croatia over the deadly pushback and detention of an Afghan family. Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) has documented pushbacks affecting...
Balkan Route: Tens of Thousands Pushed Back from Croatia, Evidence of Pushbacks and Border Violence in Romania Presented to UN Rights Body, “Stonewalling” of Asylum Seekers in Serbia Airport
More than 30,000 pushbacks were recorded between June 2019 and September 2021 from Croatia, where testimonies reveal “excessive use of violence” and a pattern of “invasive searching” and sexual violence by police. Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) has...