Victims of trafficking in human beings resort to justice against the Cypriot state
The District Court of Nicosia has convicted a company and issued a fine of €126,000 against it on the grounds of trafficking and exploitation of human beings. KISA considers that the conviction of this particular company is of utmost significance. Despite that,...Θύματα εμπορίας προσώπων καταφεύγουν στη Δικαιοσύνη κατά του Κυπριακού κράτους
Το Επαρχιακό Δικαστήριο Λευκωσίας, με πρόσφατη απόφαση του καταδίκασε και επέβαλε χρηματικό πρόστιμο €126,000 σε εταιρία η οποία κατηγορείτο για εμπορία και εκμετάλλευση προσώπων. Η ΚΙΣΑ θεωρεί ιδιαίτερη σημαντική τη καταδίκη της συγκεκριμένης εταιρίας. Παρ’ όλα...Legal opinion by statewatch on whether or not Turkey can be consider a safe country
Download the article here This article explores the legal requirements to be considered either a safe country of origin (SCO) or safe third country (STC) and examines the evidence on whether or not Turkey complies with these requirements. Based on our examination of...Violation of Refugee law by the Cypriot State in cases involving Russian citizens
KISA observes with great concern the attitude held by the Cypriot authorities in relation to three recent cases concerning Russian citizens, in which they have utterly violated refugee law. The most recent case, is that of Nikita Kulashenkov, who was detained at the...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 […] [...]