Asylum Seekers� Rights Not Fully Observed in B&H

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The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in B&H, under its regular monitoring activities, prepared an analysis of the status of asylum seekers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Foreign nationals, asylum seekers in particular, are among the most vulnerable population categories and their rights are violated far more often than the rights of other citizens.

The international conventions and treaties, including the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, that guarantee the rights of foreign nationals and asylum seekers are part of the national legislation in B&H.

In addition, the B&H Constitution and the Law on Movement and Residence of Foreign Nationals regulate the status and the rights of foreigners and asylum seekers in accordance with the highest standards of human rights and freedoms. However, as in other areas, the Helsinki Committee has registered an evident disparity between the legislation and the existing situation.

The main deficiencies are seen in the lack of by-laws and other regulations that would provide for a full implementation of the positive legislation. Also, the activities of all structures involved in migration and asylum issues is not fully synchronized.

The Ministry of Security, Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees and entity Ministries of the Interior still lack a unified and coordinated position on foreigners and asylum seekers.

The full text of the analysis is attached to this article.

Source: Helsinki Committe for Human Rights in B&H

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Analysis of the status of Asylum Seekers in B&H

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