We call on the Minister of the Interior to comply with his Ministry’s commitments before the state of health of the striking refugees is put in irreversible risks
Following the recent article in the Cyprus Weekly newspaper on 24/6/2017, KISA wishes to comment on the statements of the new Minister of Interior relating to the above issue, as his statements do not correspond to the reality of the situation, which is particularly...Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Προσφύγων
Με την ευκαιρία της Παγκόσμιας Ημέρας Προσφύγων, η ΚΙΣΑ – Κίνηση για Ισότητα, Στήριξη, Αντιρατσισμό σημειώνει ότι, παρά τα θετικά βήματα και τη βελτίωση των τελευταίων χρόνων, εξακολουθούν να υπάρχουν ουσιαστικά προβλήματα όσο αφορά την πρόσβαση των προσφύγων...World Refugee Day
On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, KISA notes that, despite some positive steps and improvements in recent years, there persist substantial problems in the approach to refugees and their rights. KISA reiterates that the Cypriot government is not effectively...Το εφετείο του Η.Β. δικαιώνει τους πρόσφυγες των Βάσεων: Παράνομη η απόφαση της Theresa May
Με ομόφωνη απόφαση, το Εφετείο του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου (Η.Β.) αποφάνθηκε στις 26.05.2017[1] ότι η Υπουργός Εσωτερικών κατά το έτος 2014, Theresa May, ενήργησε παρανόμως αρνούμενη να εξετάσει το ενδεχόμενο να επιτρέψει την είσοδο στο Η.Β σε μια ομάδα προσφύγων που...Cyprus Mail – Kisa
Parliament’s passing of a bill to create a deputy ministry for migration was met with dissatisfaction by non-governmental organisation Kisa’s executive director, Doros Polykarpou, on Friday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail he described the creation of such a deputy ministry as “constitutionally questionable,” asking “where does political power lie in terms of government with such […] [...]
A demonstration will be held condemning the attack on the offices of refugee non-governmental organisation (NGO) Kisa on Monday, the alliance against the far-right, racism and fascism said. Kisa’s offices were attacked on Friday, when an improvised explosive device went off outside their offices, smashing windows, destroying computers and photocopiers. In their statement, the protest […] [...]
The offices of migrant support group Kisa were destroyed on Friday after an explosive device shattered the glass, destroyed equipment, and all of its records The group said it had received threats by groups driven by “racist and nationalist motives” who it believes carried out the attack. Akel was quick to condemn the incident saying […] [...]