ECRE Fact-Finding Report: Seeking Refuge in Poland: Access to Asylum and Reception Conditions for Asylum Seekers
In a report published following a visit to Poland in November 2022, ECRE examines practices at the borders and their implications for access to asylum and the reception conditions provided within the country. It also focuses on detention conditions for asylum seekers,...
EU Eastern Borders: More Deaths at Poland Belarus Border as Reports of Pushbacks, Detention and Crack-down on Solidarity Continue, Council of Europe Concerned over Pushbacks and Criminalisation in Latvia
At least four bodies have been found at the Polish border with Belarus, reportedly one of them was a young woman who was left unassisted despite alerts to Polish authorities. Meanwhile, reports of pushbacks, arbitrary detention and “repression against humanitarian...
Poland: Called Out on Rule of Law but “Shedding EU Problem Child Tag”, EU Supported “Firm” Border Policies Continue as Polish Border Guards Fear Criminal Charges
Council of Europe report confronts Poland of rule of law as Ukraine displacement sparks warmer relations with EU. As pushbacks continue at border with Belarus, Border Guards in fear of criminal charges points to responsibility of superiors. Poland has also long been...