AIDA 2017 Update: Push backs, deflection and deterrence a persisting pattern in Hungary, Serbia and Bulgaria*
The updated AIDA reports on Hungary, Serbia and Bulgaria track developments and persisting issues of concern in the treatment of people in need of international protection throughout 2017. Access to the territory remains a critical regional problem as successive push...
Serbia extradites Kurdish activist to Turkey despite UN Request to stall
The Kurdish activist Cevdet Ayaz was extradited from Serbia to Turkey despite the UN Committee Against Torture request to stall the transfer, reported the Belgrade Center for Human Rights (BCHR), his legal representation in Serbia. Ayaz had fled Turkey following a...
Human Rights Watch report raise concern about the rights of asylum seekers in Serbia
On 29 June, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released its 2017 World Report chapter on Serbia highlighting key human rights concerns including situation of asylum seekers and refugees. Despite a sharp drop in asylum applicants after the closure of the Western Balkan route the...