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.
UNHCR: As Europe Refugee and Migrant Arrivals Fall, Reports of Abuses and Deaths Persist
A newly compiled report by UNHCR titled “Desperate Journeys” shows a decline in the number of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe in the first half of 2017. Moreover, comparing to 2016 when most migrants came to Europe through Greece, in 2017 almost seven times more came via the Central Mediterranean route to Italy. Number […]
The Exhibition of a Young Painter from Afghanistan
On August 9, 2017, the Help Refugees foundation alongside Fabrika fotografa organised an exhibition of etchings, aquarels and photographs created by Fahrad Nouri, a child from Afghanistan, who with his family resides in the Asylum Centre in Krnjača. The exhibition titled ’’We need kindness – the dream of a ten year old“ was of a […]
Migrant Children in Serbia and the Right to Education
The inclusion of migrant children in formal school system in Serbia begun in December 2016 through a pilot project implemented by UNICEF and its partner organizations. The pilot project included only unaccompanied migrant children from asylum centres in Krnjaca and Bogovadja. However, since mid-2017, UNICEF, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development and the Commissariat […]
Asylum seekers in the transit zone in Hungary – only 11% of asylum seekers were granted asylum in 2017
During the first six months of 2017, 1,979 individuals requested asylum in Hungary at the transit zone between the aforementioned country and Serbia, while 321 requests were granted. Among those granted asylum were individuals from Afghanistan (117), Syria (111), Iraq (38), and Somalia (8) according to the Hungarian Helsinki Committee data. As many as 79% […]
Refugee Situation in Serbia in July 2017
Number of refugees and migrants in Serbia at the end of July 2017 dropped to 4,997 which is the lowest number in the last eleven months. Some 93 percent were accommodated in five asylum centres (Krnjaca, Banja Koviljaca, Bogovadja, Sjenica, Tutin) and thirteen reception centres (Subotica, Sombor, Kikinda, Adasevci, Principovac, Obrenovac, Pirot, Divljana, Dimitrovgrad, Bosilegrad, […]
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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