The UK’s Court of Appeal vindicates the British Bases refugees: Theresa May’s decision deemed unlawful
On 26.05.2017 the United Kingdom’s Court of Appeal[1] unanimously ruled that the Home Secretary of 2014, Theresa May, acted unlawfully by refusing to examine the possibility to allow the entrance of a group of refugees, which had arrived at the British Bases in Cyprus...No tolerance and no excuse for hate speech and hate crimes
The Attorney General has published a letter to KISA[i], within which he fully justifies the racist and xenophobic statements of Archbishop Chrysostomos, while at the same time he makes grave accusations against our organisation. The Attorney General’s letter was his...Καμία ανοχή και δικαιολογία σε εγκλήματα και ρητορική μίσους
Ο Γενικός Εισαγγελέας έχει δημοσιοποιήσει επιστολή του προς την ΚΙΣΑ[i] με την οποία δικαιολογεί πλήρως τις ρατσιστικές και ξενοφοβικές δηλώσεις του Αρχιεπισκόπου Κύπρου Χρυσόστομου Β, αφήνοντάς την ίδια στιγμή αιχμές κατά της οργάνωσής μας. Της επιστολής του...The Republic of Cyprus should proceed with the immediate implementation of CERD’s recommendations
On one hand, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)[1] recognises that the Republic of Cyprus has undertaken positive measures, both at a legislative and a policy level; on the other hand, it observes that issues such as the combating of hate...Η ΚΔ να προχωρήσει στην άμεση υλοποίηση των συστάσεων της CERD
Η Επιτροπή για την Εξάλειψη των Φυλετικών Διακρίσεων (CERD)[1] αναγνωρίζει μεν ότι η Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία έχει κάνει θετικά βήματα, τόσο σε νομοθετικό όσο και επίπεδο πολιτικής, την ίδια στιγμή όμως, παρατηρεί ότι ζητήματα όπως η καταπολέμηση της ρητορικής και των...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 […] [...]