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PRESS-RELEASE: Situation of the asylum-seekers at the detention centres for foreign nationals in Volyn and Chernigiv regions
UNHCR remains concerned about the situation of detainees, including many asylum-seekers and minors who are currently held in two detention centres in the Volyn and Chernigiv regions[1] of Ukraine. Their situation remains problematic even after several visits of UNHCR staff and NGO lawyers and Government officials. To obtain clarity more visits and interviews are scheduled for the coming weeks.
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POST-RELEASE: Inter-agency meeting in Zakarpattya region
January 25, 2012 (UNHCR) – The 10th Inter-agency meeting of representatives from migration and border authorities, municipal child care services, judges, non-governmental organizations, the Ombudsman on Children Rights in Ukraine Mr. Yuriy Pavlenko, representatives of local authorities, the Governor’s Office and UNHCR’s Regional Representation for Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine, the International Organization for Migration and Danish Refugee Council was convened in Uzgorod. -
PRESS-RELEASE: UNHCR Regional Representative meets with the newly appointed Head of the State Migration Service of Ukraine
OnJanuary 20, 2012, UNHCR Regional Representative forBelarus,MoldovaandUkraineMr. Oldrich Andrysek had a meeting with the newly appointed Head of the State Migration Service of Ukraine (SMS) Mr. Kovalchuk to brief him about the activities of UNHCR inUkraineand to discuss issues related to the development of the asylum system inUkraine. -
PRESS-RELEASE: UNHCR is concerned about the situation of asylum-seekers at detention centre for foreign nationals in Ukraine
UNHCR is concerned about the reports it has received from a detention centre in Ukraine where asylum-seekers claim to have been denied effective access to international protection and due process. Several asylum-seekers are known to have resorted to the desperate measure of refusing food and starting a hunger strike.
