Nansen Refugee Award nominations
This year, the UNHCR will again give the Nansen Refugee Award to an individual, group of people, or organization that has displayed extraordinary humanitarian work on behalf of refugees, displaced, or stateless peoples. The nomination process is transparent and allows anyone to suggest inspirational persons or groups by February 8, 2018. The only ineligible candidates […]
Holidays in Dimitrovgrad /VIDEO
The team of the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights visited the reception and transit center for refugees in Dimitrovgrad in order to mark the upcoming holidays, and on that occasion, all refugee children were provided with gifts. This reception center is located on the border with Bulgaria, it accommodates 45 children, of which three are [...]Refugee Situation in Serbia in December 2017
According to the UNHCR estimates, the number of refugees and migrants in Serbia remained almost the same during December and amounted to about 4,300 persons of concern, of which about 4,000 were located in state asylum centers and reception centers. Most of the refugees and migrants were accommodated in the asylum center in Krnjaca (772) […]
Press release regarding extradition of the Kurdish dissident Cevdet Ayaz
The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) hereby informs the public that late last night, on 25 December 2017, the Serbian authorities extradited Kurdish political activist Cevdet Ayaz to his country of origin, Turkey, where he faces the risk of persecution because of his political opinions. Mr. Ayaz, who faces a 15-year-long prison sentence handed […]
Press release on the case of Cevdet Ayaz
In order to properly and accurately inform the public about the case of a Turkish citizen of Kurdish origin, Cevdet Ayaz, who is represented by lawyers of the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights in the asylum procedure in the Republic of Serbia, we would like to inform the public about the details of this case. […]
Integration of refugees and asylum seekers into the education system and the labor market
ithin the project Art of Integration, which is conducted by the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights in cooperation with the Dutch Refugee Council and the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Belgrade, a study visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands was organized in the period from 27 November to 1 December 2017 with the aim of […]
Marking the Human Rights Day
The House of Human Rights and Democracy on 8 December 2017 marked international Human Rights Day by opening the exhibition entitled “Human Rights and Tolerance in the Artistic Interpretation of Posters” and displaying the works of authors from over 15 countries of the world. The House of Human Rights also awarded prizes to Nikola Radišić […]
Germany offers refugees benefits in kind to return home
The German government is offering rejected asylum seekers benefits in kind worth up to €1000 if they voluntarily return home.The Federal Ministry of the Interior announced the new program called “Your Country, Your Future, Now!” which will run until February 28, on Saturday. Under it families who agree to leave will be entitled to up […]
