March on the occasion of the International Migrants Day – Sunday, 15.12.2019
18th of December was proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations as International Migrants Day in December 2000 (A/RES/55/93), the same day in 1990 that the Assembly adopted the International Convention for the Rights of All Migrant Workers and...Council of Ministers amendments on the green line code in violation of the EC Regulation
On 27.11.2019, the Council of Ministers decided, without any consultation with either the stakeholders concerned in Cyprus or with the European Union/ Commission, to proceed to the amendment of the Code for the implementation of the Regulation of the European Council...Παραβίαση του κανονισμού της ΕΕ η απόφαση του Υπουργικού για τον κώδικα της πράσινης γραμμής
Το Υπουργικό Συμβούλιο στις 27.11.2019, αποφάσισε να προχωρήσει χωρίς καμία διαβούλευση είτε με εμπλεκόμενους φορείς στην Κύπρο είτε με την ίδια την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση / Επιτροπή (ΕΕ) στην τροποποίηση του Κώδικα για την εφαρμογή του Κανονισμού της...The operation of the International Protection Administrative Court without legal aid leads to human rights violations and refoulement of refugees
We welcome the establishment and operation of the International Protection Administrative Court (IPAC) and the termination of the Refugee Reviewing Authority, which has in fact for years been virtually unnecessary. For a decade now, KISA has played a...Δικαστήριο Διεθνούς Προστασίας χωρίς νομική αρωγή οδηγεί σε παράνομες επαναπροωθήσεις προσφύγων
Χαιρετίζουμε την ίδρυση και λειτουργία του Διοικητικού Δικαστηρίου Διεθνούς Προστασίας (ΔΔΔΠ) και τον τερματισμό λειτουργίας της Αναθεωρητικής Αρχής Προσφύγων, η οποία εδώ και χρόνια ήταν ουσιαστικά αχρείαστη. Η ΚΙΣΑ εδώ και μια δεκαετία πρωτοστατεί, μέσα από...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 […] [...]