Refugees end their hunger strike after promises by the Minister of Interior
This afternoon, the Head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cyprus , Damtew Dessalegne, visited once again the recognized refugees who were on hunger strike for 52 days and for the last four days had stopped also taking liquids in front of...07.01.2014 – Έκθεση Επιτρόπου Διοικήσεως και Προστασίας Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων αναφορικά με τη σύλληψη και απέλαση οικιακής εργαζόμενης λόγω ασθένειας
Αρ. Φακ.: Α/Π 1649/2012 Έκθεση της Επιτρόπου Διοικήσεως και Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων αναφορικά με τη σύλληψη και απέλαση οικιακής εργαζόμενης λόγω ασθένειας Τομέας Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων Προϊστάμενος: Άριστος Τσιάρτας Επιβλέπων Λειτουργός: Γιώργος Κακότας...Open Letter to the Minister of Interior
Open Letter to the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Socrates Hasikos Thursday, 2 January 2014 Honourable Minister As you already know, we are recognized refugees who are living in Cyprus for more than ten years. As you also know very well, since we...The Non-accidental Suicide of a Syrian Refugee in the Central Prison: Policies leading Syrian refugees to impoverishment and destitution!
KISA calls the state to proceed to a thorough, effective, and fully transparent investigation of the recent suicide of a Syrian refugee in the Central Prison, including the investigation of any incident of ill-treatment against him prior to his suicide,...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 […] [...]