Protocol 16 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), came into force on 1 August 2018, as ten Member States signed and ratified the Protocol. The following countries have signed and ratified Protocol 16: Albania, Armenia, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Lithuania, San Marino, Slovenia and Ukraine, while: Andorra, […]

According to the UNHCR estimates, the number of refugees and migrants in Serbia remained unchanged during September and amounted to about 3,900 persons of concern, of which around 3,400 were located in state asylum centers and reception centers by the end of the month, including around 200 single men in rub halls in Adasevci and […]

At the end of September 2018, Panama decided to cancel „hospitality“ to the rescue boat „Aquarius“. Namely, Panama, according to the SOS Mediterranée and the media, after pressure exerted by the Italian authorities, decided to remove the ship „Aquarius“ from the register of vessels, which operates within the NGO „SOS Mediterranée“ and deals with rescuing […]

The Law on Asylum and Temporary Protection of the Republic of Serbia came into force on 3 June 2018 and brought a series of new decisions in relation to the previous law regulating this matter, that is, the Law on Asylum. It is important to note that asylum proceedings initiated before June 3 will be […]

According to the UNHCR estimates, the number of refugees and migrants in Serbia has increased during August and amounted to about 3,900 persons of concern, of which around 3,300 were located in state asylum centers and reception centers by the end of the month. Most of the refugees and migrants were accommodated in the reception […]

The Commissariat for Refugees and Migration of the Republic of Serbia published the Migration Profile of Serbia for 2017. The migration profile is a document that consolidates data on all categories of migrants in the country and is published for the eighth year in a row. The basic idea of ​​the Migratory Profile is to […]

According to the UNHCR estimates, the number of refugees and migrants in Serbia has increased during July and amounted to about 3,500 persons of concern, of which around 3,100 were located in state asylum centers and reception centers by the end of the month. Most of the refugees and migrants were accommodated in the reception […]

Movement of migrants through the Western Balkans has intensified in 2018 and peaked in May, a recent report from the International Organisation for Migration said. The report also shows some new tendencies in the refugee flow. Whereas Serbia was in previous years accomodating vast majority of refugees and migrants who would then enter Hungary, migrants […]