We continuously monitor the state of affairs both in the countries where the asylum-seekers come from and in Serbia. All of our findings and reports are available at the Centre’s webpage at www.azil.rs
As a partner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights has, since 2012, provided asylum-seekers in Serbia with free legal aid: they are explained their rights and obligations and represented before the proper authorities in Serbia and the European Court of Human Rights.
Refugee Situation in Serbia in October 2017
According to the UNHCR estimates, the number of refugees and migrants in Serbia increased during October and amounted to about 4,600 persons of concern in the first week of November, of which about 4,100 were located in state asylum centers and reception centers. Most of the refugees and migrants were accommodated in reception centers in […]
Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary General on migration and refugees following his visit to Serbia and Hungary
Council of Europe has published a report of the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on Migration and Refugees, Ambassador Tomáš Boček, on October 13, 2017, following his visit to Serbia and Hungary. The Special Representative visited the asylum centers in Krnjača and Bogovađa, and the reception centers in Adaševci, […]
Regional Meeting of Civil Society Organizations in Skopje, 27-29 September 2017
The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights legal officers actively participated in the regional meeting of civil society organizations on asylum, migration and statelessness, held in Skopje from September 27 to 29, 2017. Through the existing Zagreb Protocol and the Skopje Declaration, civil society organizations from across the region meet annually to identify the challenges they […]
Controversial judgment of the State Council of Greece
The State Council of Greece, the highest administrative court in Greece, rendered a judgment on 22 September 2017 on the case of two Syrian nationals whose applications for asylum were previously rejected. The court accepted the position of the lower authorities that Turkey was a safe third country and confirmed the accelerated procedure as a […]
Refugee Situation in Serbia in September 2017
The number of refugees and migrants in Serbia was the lowest in the previous year, however the decrease that lasted since March has ended. The UNHCR estimates that there were 4,146 of them at the end of the month with some 350 staying outside government accommodation centers. Those who were accommodated in government accommodation centers […]
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New Reports
The Belgrade Center for Human Rights team has compiled a report on the right to asylum in the Republic of Serbia, covering the period from January to end June 2023 which analyses the treatment of the asylum seekers and refugees, based on information the BCHR team obtained during their legal representation in the asylum procedure […]
The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights has the pleasure to present its annual report Right to Asylum in the Republic of Serbia 2022. UNHCR data show that the number of people who had to flee armed conflict, persecution or natural disasters caused by climate change has reached 103 million for the first time on record. […]
16.08.2022. This Report analyses the treatment of the asylum seekers and refugees in Serbia in the first six months of 2022, based on information the BCHR team obtained during their legal representation in the asylum procedure and provision of support in their integration, and during its field work. The Report also comprises data the BCHR […]
The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights presented its annual report Right to Asylum in the Republic of Serbia in the Belgrade Media Center on Wednesday, 23 February 2022. The Report editor Ana Trifunović said that the data of the Serbian Commissariat for Refugees and Migration showed that over 60,000 people resided in Serbian asylum and […]
Recommended reports
The document „Complementary Forms of International Protection in the Republic of Serbia“ aims to promote the alternative legal and administrative regulation of statuses in the field of migration and humanitarian protection. The document offers recommendations for changes to relevant laws in this area. Regarding complementary forms of protection, positive laws of the Republic of Serbia […]
This is the first BRMC Regional Policy Paper. Its main purpose is to present to the general and professional public, as well as to stakeholders, the migration situation in the Western Balkans region, particularly through the overview of the relevant regulations mainly focused on the various modalities for the return of migrants. Unlike most regional […]
Belgrade Centre for Human Rights and the International Rescue Commitee published a report on the access to asylum procedure in Serbia which also includes the analysis of the reception conditions. The report outlines the situation following the adoption of new legislation on asylum and foreigners and gives a set of recommendations to the Government on […]
This Programme Report on the impact of the borders closures on people on the move, with a focus on Women and Children in Serbia and Macedonia, provides an analysis of the protection concerns that people on the move, especially women and children, face in Macedonia and Serbia following the closure of the Balkan route and […]
As a partner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights has, since 2012, provided asylum-seekers in Serbia with free legal aid: they are explained their rights and obligations and represented before the proper authorities in Serbia and the European Court of Human Rights.
We continuously monitor the state of affairs both in the countries where the asylum-seekers come from and in Serbia. All of our findings and reports are available at the Centre’s webpage at www.azil.rs
