We call upon the government to take action for the integration of Roma instead of the eviction
According to recent reports in the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot press[i], the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Cyprus has decided to proceed with evictions of Roma families living in Ayios Antonios in Limassol for the last few years. This fallacious and...Καλούμε την ΚΔ να προχωρήσει σε λήψη μέτρων για ένταξη των Ρομα και όχι σε μέτρα εκδίωξης τους
Σύμφωνα με πρόσφατα δημοσιεύματα ελληνοκυπριακών και τουρκοκυπριακών εφημερίδων[i], το Yπουργείο Εσωτερικών της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας (ΚΔ) αποφάσισε να προχωρήσει σε εξώσεις οικογενειών Ρομά που ζουν τα τελευταία χρόνια στον Άγιο Αντώνιο στη Λεμεσό. Η συγκεκριμένη...Migrants and refugees have rights!
See the report This report is Caritas Europa’s studied response to the tragedy hundreds of thousands of women, men and children face when seeking refuge in Europe. People escaping war, repression and violation of human rights turn to Europe in the hope of finding a...International Day against Racism and the Agreement of Shame
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, as well as in light of the agreement between EU – Turkey, KISA highlights the rise of discrimination, racism, chauvinism and intolerance during the last few months in...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 […] [...]