21st March – International Day Against Racism
This year’s 21st March, proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination for the killing of 69 peaceful demonstrators by the apartheid regime of South Africa, finds the whole of humanity in...21η Μαρτίου – Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Κατά του Ρατσισμού
Η φετινή 21 Μαρτίου, που ανακηρύχθηκε ως Παγκόσμια Ημέρα για την Εξάλειψη Όλων των Μορφών Φυλετικών Διακρίσεων από τη Γενική Συνέλευση των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για το φόνο 69 διαδηλωτών από το καθεστώς apartheid της Νότιας Αφρικής, βρίσκει ολόκληρη την ανθρωπότητα στη...KISA calls on the Minister to retract his defamatory statements and to proceed to a dialogue with the stakeholders and NGOs concerned
The government has reacted to the increased refugee and migrant flows of the last 2-3 years with an ever more extreme right narrative, which comprises, among others, interconnecting migrants and refugees to matters of security, terrorism, unemployment and social...Η ΚΙΣΑ καλεί τον Υπουργό να ανακαλέσει τις δυσφημιστικές του δηλώσεις και να προχωρήσει σε διάλογο με τους εμπλεκόμενους φορείς και ΜΚΟ
Η κυβέρνηση αντέδρασε στις αυξημένες προσφυγικές και μεταναστευτικές ροές των τελευταίων 2-3 χρόνων με ένα ολοένα και πιο ακροδεξιό αφήγημα, το οποίο συνίσταται μεταξύ άλλων στη διασύνδεση των μεταναστών και προσφύγων με θέματα ασφάλειας, τρομοκρατίας , ανεργίας και...The law enforcement authorities have failed to recognise and quell the framework of exploitation, violence and abuse which trapped the young British woman in Ayia Napa
KISA stood by the victim right from the beginning of the rape case of the young tourist in Ayia Napa. In cooperation with the Justice Abroad organisation, we contributed to her legal representation in the court procedures that had already been put in motion against...Cyprus Mail – Kisa
The Supreme Constitutional Court on Monday technically reinstated Kisa, the organisation rallying against racism and discrimination, ruling that a decision five years ago by the court of first instance to scrap the NGO from the register had not been justified. Following the ruling, Kisa will be demanding its immediate implementation with the re-registration of the […] [...]
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 […] [...]