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.
Age Assessment of Young Migrants in Council of Europe Member States
The number of underage asylum seekers in Europe is on a constant rise since 2013, while the number of those who travel without parents via informal refugee routs is also increasing. From a legal perspective, unaccompanied children must satisfy the same criteria as adult asylum seekers in order to receive international protection. However, special protection […]
One year from the New York Declaration
A year has passed since the UN General Assembly adopted the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants on 19 September 2017. Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, supported by Oxfam, took part in work of the civil society organizations and the Action Committee with the aim of providing the mechanisms of accountability and control to […]
EU Court of Justice: Hungary and Slovakia Must Admit Refugees from Greece and Italy
European Court of Justice has rejected a challenge brought by Hungary and Slovakia against the European Union’s power to force member states to admit asylum seekers from Italy and Greece, in accordance with the predefined quota envisaging these two countries to admit total of 2.196 refugees. In their case before the ECJ, Hungary and Slovakia […]
Lecture on Credibility Assessment in Asylum Procedures
The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights in cooperation with the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, with the support of the International Rescue Committee, organized an interactive lecture “Credibility Assessment in Asylum Procedures – Improving Objectivity in Multidisciplinary Framework” on Thursday, 7 September 2017 at Human Rights House in Belgrade. The lecture was attended by 33 representatives of […]
Refugee Situation in Serbia in August 2017
The number of refugees and migrants in Serbia continued to decrease throughout August 2017. UNHCR estimates that there were around 4,200 of them at the end of the month. 3,915 individuals, or 93% of the total number of refugees and migrants, resided in the five asylum centres (Krnjača, Banja Koviljača, Bogovađa, Sjenica, Tutin) and 13 […]
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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
