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

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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New Reports

Right to Asylum in the Republic of Serbia Periodic Report for January–June 2023

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 […]

Presentation of BCHR’s 2022 Annual Report on the Right to Asylum in the Republic of Serbia

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. […]

Right to Asylum in the Republic of Serbia Periodic Report for January–June 2022

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 […]

BCHR PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON THE RIGHT TO ASYLUM IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

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 […]

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Goran Sandić, Complementary Forms of International Protection in the Republic of Serbia, 2019

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 […]

Common Western Balkan Migration Policy: Borders and Returns

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 […]

Access to Asylum and Reception Conditions in the Republic of Serbia

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 […]

Closed Borders

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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