In its letter to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, the Open Dialogue Foundation, along with other civil society organisations, appeals to the Polish authorities for aid for refugees and, thus, fulfil their international obligations.
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PACE adopts ODF’s amendments to its report on INTERPOL reform and extradition proceedings
On November 29, 2019, the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) met in Strasbourg to discuss, among other items, the INTERPOL reform and extradition proceedings. A delegation of ODF, represented by Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Ana Ursachi, Moldovan lawyer and human rights defender, arrived at Palais de l’Europe to support the debate.
Kazakhstan’s special services are shadowing activists in Ukraine
Civil society activists from Kazakhstan and Russia who are seeking political asylum in Ukraine, have faced secret surveillance and threats from unidentified persons. The activists claim that Kazakhstan’s special services are involved in this matter.
The report: The reform of Interpol: Don’t let it be stopped halfway
Non-democratic states carry out political persecution through the Interpol system. Both human rights NGOs and intergovernmental organisations have been working on this problem for several years. Finally, the reform of Interpol got underway.
Open Dialogue Foundation’s 2017 season’s greetings and 2016 top achievements
As the Open Dialog Foundation, we would like to thank you for your support during the past year and wish you all the best in your professional and personal life in 2017! On this occasion we would like also to share with you some of the ODF’s top achievements of the year 2016.
Tygodnik Powszechny about Artur Deska and his help to refugees from the Crimea
On the 21st October, “Tygodnik Powszechny” weekly featured an article on the community of Crimean Tartars who in 2014 were forced to leave the Russian occupied peninsula and settled in Drohobych. There, they were looked after by Artur Deska – adviser to the Management Board of the Open Dialog Founda
INTERPOL’s reform and rights of victims of politically motivated extradition requests: steps forward and emergence of new threats
In the last years, considerable criticism arose over the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), which used to be excessively passive in the wake of a growing trend of misuse of its mechanisms by authoritarian states.
The “Ukrainian World” centre closed its doors. It helped 30 thousand Ukrainians
After over two years of activity, the ODF closed down the Warsaw-based “Ukrainian World” centre. It was the first and biggest centre offering support to large numbers of Ukrainians arriving to Poland. From the beginning of its activity, the “Ukrainian World” helped over 30 000 people.
ODF addresses the new UNHCR on issue of political refugees
On behalf of the Open Dialog Foundation, non-governmental human rights organisation, we would like to congratulate you on your election as the new UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
Invitation to a side event “Reform of Interpol in relation to politically motivated persecutions: work in progress”
The Open Dialog Foundation has an honour and a pleasure to invite you to
the OSCE/ODIHR Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2015 side event: “Reform of Interpol in relation to politically motivated persecutions: work in progress”.
ODF drafted recommendations on the reform of Interpol
The Open Dialog Foundation welcomes the decision of the General Assembly of Interpol to provide a mandate for the Interpol Working Group on the Processing of Information (the GTI) for the implementation of a comprehensive review of Interpol’s supervisory mechanisms in the area of data processing.
‘Ukrainian World’ features in a reportage by The Guardian
The news portal theguardian.com wrote about Ukrainians, exiled from their homes by war and poverty, who seek refuge in neighbouring Poland. In Warsaw, refugees find assistance at ‘Ukrainian World’, an aid centre run by the Open Dialog Foundation.
‘Save ‘Ukrainian World!’’. Gazeta Wyborcza on the threat of closure faced by the refugee assistance centre
Gazeta Wyborcza wrote about volunteers from the Open Dialog Foundation and the threat of closure of the centre for aid for Ukrainian immigrants.
In-kind donations were transferred to the refugee centres in the Lublin region
Horbów-Kolonia and Bezwola are situated in the Lublin region. The names of these villages are known to the majority of Ukrainians who fled to Poland. These are the places where gifts obtained during collections held in the ‘Ukrainian World’ centre, are taken.
“This place is teeming with Ukrainian life’. Newsweek on immigrants and volunteers at ‘Ukrainian World’
– Sometimes they come with a bundle containing all their belongings, sometimes they arrive in good cars, with cash – that’s how Mateusz Kramek from the Open Dialog Foundation describes newcomers addressing ‘Ukrainian World’, in an interview with a Newsweek journalist.
Pro bono legal consultations for refugees
On Mondays and Wednesdays, between 1:30-4:30 PM, the Ukrainian World centre (Warsaw, 63 Nowy Swiat Street) will host pro bono legal and civil consultations for refugees. Legal consultations will be provided by Ms. Alla Maievska.
Natalia Panchenko on the Uwaga! programme about how we treat foreigners
Natalia Panchenko of the Open Dialog Foundation spoke on the Uwaga! programme about the many hours of queuing at the Department for Foreigners’ Affairs office and the corruption and bureaucracy faced by foreigners in Poland.
Open Dialog Foundation participated in the OSCE PA Winter Meeting in Vienna
On 18-20 February 2015, the Open Dialog Foundation’s delegation participated in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly’s (OSCE PA) Winter Meeting in Vienna. One of the three annual meetings focused on the rights of migrants and refugess.
TVP Bydgoszcz: They came from Ukraine to get work and have been cheated
Tomasz Czuwara of the Open Dialog Foundation talked for TVP Bydgoszcz about the realities faced in Poland by Ukrainians emigrating from the East.
T. Czuwara: Ukrainian refugees must not be left alone
The spokesman for the Open Dialog Foundation, Tomasz Czuwara, commented for the dziennikpolski24.pl portal, on the situation of the Ukrainians seeking refugee status in Poland.
VIII Europe-Ukraine Forum: About internal refugees in Ukraine
Problems faced by civilians at the heart of the war zone were discussed by guests from Ukraine, Poland and the UK during the VIII Europe-Ukraine Forum in Łódź.
Open Dialog Foundation through the lens of the reporters of the pożyteczni.pl programme
A pożyteczni.pl programme shown on the TVP Info channel was devoted to the Open Dialog Foundation, during which we talked about the help we provide to refugees from Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
Dziennik Polski: Refugees from Ukraine seeking asylum in Poland
As Dziennik Polski reports, since the beginning of 2014, nearly 2.100 Ukrainians have filed applications for refugee status in Poland. To date, no one has been awarded such a status.
Reporter Polski: We shall not live here
TVP 2 channel aired a report on refugees forced to leave their homes after the annexation of the Crimea by Russia. Amongst them, there are many Crimean Tatars who found refuge in places such as Drohobych.
Changes in Protection Granted to Foreigners
On 30th August, the Act of 26 June 2014 on Amending the Act on Granting Foreigners Protection on the Territory of the Republic of Poland and Certain Other Acts came into force.
Gazeta.pl: Gave birth on a bunk bed. The ambulance arrived four minutes later
The Białystok editorial team of gazeta.pl tells the story of a Tartar family of Crimea refugees, whose infant baby was born in a Polish refugee centre.
The Open Dialog Foundation is supporting refugees from Crimea
Thirteen Tatar families who were resettled from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea are now under the care of “CARITAS SDD UGKC“ in Drohobytsch, thanks to a project financed by the Open Dialogue Foundation.
Support for refugees from Crimea
Thirteen Tatar families who were resettled from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea are now under the care of “CARITAS SDD UGKC“ in Drohobytsch, thanks to a project financed by the Open Dialogue Foundation.
Symposium: Psychological aspects of dealing with foreigners
Between 7-8 May, 2014, in Lubań, in the Centre for Border Guard Specialist Training, a symposium entitled ‘Psychological aspects of dealing with foreigners’ was held.
Ukrainian World – Help Centre
At Nowy Świat No. 63 in Warsaw, the “Ukrainian World” centre has opened. The centre provides Ukrainians living in Poland with legal and psychological assistance.
Help Centre – Ukrainian World
At Nowy Świat No. 63 in Warsaw, the “Ukrainian World” centre has opened. The centre provides Ukrainians living in Poland with legal and psychological assistance.
Assistance for the kidnapped Maidan activist
Anatoliy Sholudko fought on the Maidan. For his activities, he was kidnapped by ‘Titushky’ and tortured with the use of an electric chair, beaten, subjected to waterboarding and blackmailed by the kidnappers.