BCHR: obstacles to access protection and no integration prospects prompt refugees to leave Serbia

30th April 2015 | News

30 April 2015 A report by the Belgrade Center for Human Rights (BCHR) shows that obstacles for asylum seekers to access international protection and the lack of integration prospects in Serbia are driving many refugees to travel irregularly, and further, to reach EU...

Germany adds Serbia, Macedonia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina to the list of safe countries of origin

26th September 2014 | News

On 19 September 2014, the German Bundesrat (Federal Council) passed a law according to which Serbia, Macedonia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina will be added to the list of safe countries of origin. Applications of asylum seekers from these countries will be considered as...

Border monitoring in Hungary: Routine expulsion of unaccompanied children to Serbia continues

12th September 2014 | News

In a new report, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC), UNHCR and the Hungarian National Police Headquarters summarized the experiences gathered in 2013 in the course of the border monitoring programme at the Hungarian-Serbian border. According to the report, in...

Belgrade Centre for Human Rights highlights obstacles for asylum seekers in accessing Serbian territory and asylum procedures

4th July 2014 | News

4 July 2014 In its latest report on the state of asylum in Serbia, the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) raises concerns regarding asylum seekers’ access to Serbian territory and asylum procedures. BCHR stresses that in 2013, Belgrade airport officers recognised...

Serbia must improve treatment of asylum seekers, refugees and IDPs before it can join the EU, says NGO coalition

30th May 2014 | News

30 May 2014 Serbia’s asylum system and living conditions for refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) must be improved before it can join the EU, according to a report by a coalition of Serbian NGOs called ‘prEUgovor’, which includes ECRE Member Grupa 484. The...