POLISH NGOs ASSISTING MIGRANTS
Undocumented migrants Issues of concern Limited legalization opportunities Lack of information Overusing of detention of undocumented migrants, including detention of children Lack of access to healthcare and housing Lack of help for victims of abuse on black labour market
Undocumented migrants What we do Provide legal aid Offer legal aid to persons in detention Offer social and psychological help Give information Conduct monitoring and advocacy work
Polish Migration Forum Organization that focusses on building positive relations between migrants and the Polish society. We focus on giving information and building awareness. We work with migrants to help them function in the Polish society. We work with Poles, to improve their understanding of migrants rights, and their capacity for functioning in multicultural environment.
Online information service for undocumented migrants Questions and answers online FREE, ANONYMOUS advice and information tool
Polish Migration Forum Our projects: Multicultural education for kids and adults Support for Polish schools hosting foreign pupils Leadership training for refugee women Building positive relationships in multicultural environments Training/capacity building for Polish professionals More: www.forummigracyjne.org
Association for Legal Intervention Support legal and integration counselling for individual migrants Information education programs for and about migrants; spreading the citizen and law awareness in the society Policy influence the state politics through research and monitoring the application of the law and presenting our opinions to legal acts projects
Association for Legal Intervention Since 2005 we provide legal and integration counseling for migrants, including asylum seekers and refugees We intervene when migrants rights are violated and we fight against discriminatory regulations and practice We provide volunteer interpretors assistance We conduct research, monitorings, educational projects and organize trainings We publish articles and books about cultural and legal aspects of migrants functioning in Poland
Association for Legal Intervention By the end of 2010: We helped 6909 migrants, including 2261 forced migrants Our vounteers assisted 2736 migrants as interpretors We published 10 books, 37 analyses and reports
The Halina Nieć Legal Aid Center The Halina Nieć Legal Aid Center, (HNLAC) is a non profit non governmental organisation established in 2002 in Kraków. HNLAC s main objective is to protect human rights by providing free legal aid to persons at risk of social exclusion and discrimination, including the poor, victims of domestic violence, foreigners, asylum seekers and refugees. The HNLAC also monitors the adherence to standards of human rights, undertakes legal interventions and advocacy activities, and pursues research and educational projects. The Center also undertakes activities aimed at preventing and tackling human and child trafficking by organising social campaigns and offering legal aid to the victims.
The Halina Nieć Legal Aid Center Mission Statement: Free legal aid for socially marginalized people, whose rights and freedoms are violated; development of democracy; promotion of the concept of respecting human rights and the rule of law, and the development of civil society and promoting the culture of law in Poland.
Amnesty International advocates for: ensuring that all member states apply adequate and equivalent standards of treatment and procedures related to immigration; reversing widespread use of immigration detention; more transparent and accountable border practices by member states and FRONTEX.
New campaign on migration for Europe A migrant s trajectory Abuses suffered while trying to get to Europe (as aconsequence of border control measures and agreements with third countries) Possible detention upon arrival (and at the moment of expulsion) Abuses suffered during stay (barriers in accessing basic services, obstacles to access to justice, abuses resulting from criminalisation, failure to establish systems for protection)
New campaign on migration for Europe 1. Migrants and asylum seekers human rights are respected during border control/return operations and in the implementation of any agreements with third countries on migration!transparency and accountability! How? Exposing human rights violations. Telling people s stories. Focus on southern borders of Europe in 2012 2013. 2. Irregular migrants and asylum seekers are no longer detained in Europe. Decisions to detain in individual cases must be in line with international human rights standards. How? Starting point: ending the detention of children. Solutions oriented: alternatives to detention. 3. Migrants and asylum seekers no longer face human rights abuses as a consequence of abusive migration control policies during their stay in Europe How? Country reports (racial profiling, access to justice). Developing strategic regional focus.
Polish Humanitarian Action Refugee and Repatriates Counselling Centre Polish Humanitarian Action We started our work in 1993 providing help for Bosnians. Shortly afterwards we began cooperation with UNHCR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). We operated as an implementing partner of UNHCR until 2007. Since that time we have helped about 18,000 people.
Polish Humanitarian Action Our aim is to help with adaptation and integration of beneficiaries and forming an attitude of acceptance for these social groups in Poland. Our beneficiaries: I. Aliens a) people applying for refugee status b) people with one of the forms of protection within Poland (refugee status, complementary protection, tolerated stay permit) c) aliens of Polish origin, owning eg. Polish card d) families of repatriates e) people staying in Poland illegally II. Repatriates
Polish Humanitarian Action Our activities aim to: Change social attitude towards beneficiaries; Contribute to efficient support system for beneficiaries that promote effective integration with Polish society; Prepare beneficiaries to integrate successfully with Polish society; Bring about changes in law provisions to make the repatriation process easier for those seeking to repatriate to Poland Prepare people of Polish extraction and their families for repatriation to Poland.
Polish Humanitarian Action Our activities include: guidance help (eg. Work Club, help with social integration and legal advice) mediation with institutions and offices 2 Integration Common Rooms: Warsaw, Linin Integration Common Room for children: Grupa psychological support vocational courses computer training courses Polish and foreign language classes meetings and information materials
Polish Humanitarian Action Our activities include: integration events, sharing of history and culture portals: Refugee.pl, uchodzcydoszkoly.pl, FB trainings for teachers uchodźcydoszkoly.pl and repatriacja.org websites Refugee.pl website and magazine Refugee Review (films on refugee theme) World Refugee Day media campaign advocacy and promotion of abolition
Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights was founded in 1989 by the members of the Helsinki Committee in Poland. HFHR s mission is to promote the development of a culture based on the respect of freedom and human rights in Poland and abroad. The main areas of activity of the Foundation are: international education programs, education programs in Poland and activity in public including granting of cost free legal assistance to Polish citizens, refugees and members of national minorities.
Legal Assistance to Refugees and Migrants The lawyers of the program: provide legal assistance to the irregular migrants for example: in legalisation, in family matters, prepare the motions and appeals in deportation procedures, appeals to the court on detention for irregular migrants prepare opinions to draft legal acts
Legal Assistance to Refugees and Migrants representation during administrative proceedings prepare opinions to draft legal acts litigation in migration and asylum cases legal assistance to migrants in other than migration and asylum related cases integration assistance to migrants
Legal Assistance to Refugees and Migrants Visit our website at http://www.hfhrpol.waw.pl/uchodzcy/
www.pah.org.pl http://www.hfhrpol.waw.pl/uchodzcy/ www.pomocprawna.org www.amnesty.org.pl www.interwencjaprawna.pl www.forummigracyjne.org