“My rights as a refugee” – A brochure for the rights of refugees

The Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights prepared a brochure titled “My rights as a refugee” , which selects the most important articles on the basic human rights and freedoms of refugees, guaranteed in the European Convention on Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the status of Refugees, since 1951. The brochure is meant […]

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The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period: 15.08.2016 – 28.08.2016

The two weeks report on the situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo includes the following topics: Available facilities and conditions at the camp and Institutional treatment. Gevgelija Available facilities and conditions In the course of this period, the number of refugees oscillated between 127 and 137, as certain families were taken back to […]

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Enhancing the Protection of Rights of Accused in Macedonia

The Public Policy Paper  has the intention to offer a solution for the pro motion of the ex-officio defense system with a mandatory defense and a defense attorney for the poor in Macedonia under the program “Balkans Regional Rule of Law Network (BRRLN)”. The policy recommendations from the document are referring to several key topics […]

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The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period: 25.07.2016 – 31.07.2016

The weekly report on the situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo includes the following topics: Available facilities and conditions at the camp and Institutional treatment. Gevgelija Available facilities and conditions The number of refugees in the camp in the course of the week fluctuated between 125 and 128, without taking into consideration the […]

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Monthly report – Junе 2016

The Monthly report on the human rights situation in the Republic of Macedonia for May 2016 includes the following topics: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture; The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights Visits the Special Institution − Demir Kapija; CPD Confirms an Act of Discrimination against a Transgender Person; Hate Speech Aimed at […]

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Monitoring brief on Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental rights and Urgent Reform Priorities- June

The June Monitoring brief on Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental rights within the Project “Network 23+”. […]

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The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period 20.06 – 26.06.2016

The weekly report on the situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo includes the following topics: Available facilities and conditions at the camp and Institutional treatment. The report can be downloaded at the following link . Gevgelija Available facilities and conditions In the course of the week, the number of refugees who stayed in the […]

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The Constitutional Court in the Grip between Political Parties and Human Rights

In the past five years, and especially since 2013 onwards, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Macedonia has marked a decline in the number of received and closed cases, a decline in the number of repealed and annulled provisions from laws and bylaws, a decline in the number of employees, without this triggering a […]

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The situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo for the period: 18.07.2016 – 24.07.2016

The weekly report on the situation at the border crossings Gevgelija and Kumanovo includes the following topics: Available facilities and conditions at the camp and Institutional treatment. Gevgeilja Available facilities and conditions The number of refugees in the camp amounts to 129. The number changed several times over the week, since several families went back […]

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Hate crimes in the Republic of Macedonia in 2015

This special analysis concerns hate crimes registered by the Macedonian Helsinki Committee during the course of 2015. It contains 44 incidents elaborated according to type, location, time of perpetration, biased motivation, number of victims and perpetrators, and the status of the cases. […]

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