The humanitarian crisis on the Polish–Belarusian border and the protection of migrants’ rights
The humanitarian crisis on the Polish–Belarusian border and the protection of migrants’ rights

Author(s): Valeri Vachev
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: humanitarian crisis; Polish–Belarusian border; migrants’ rights; pushbacks; right to international protection; prohibition of collective expulsion; non-refoulement principle; Ombudsman; Commissioner for Human Rights
Summary/Abstract: The article examines the response of the Polish state to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish–Belarusian border, with a particular focus on the actions of the Commissioner for Human Rights. The author highlights serious violations of migrants’ rights, including the use of pushbacks, restrictions on access to public information, and disproportionate limitations on freedoms under the pretext of the state of emergency.

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