Court victory: a person who has reasonable grounds to fear persecution must be recognised as a refugee
A year ago, on March 9, 2023, citizen X (name known to the Human Rights Centre) of the Russian Federation … Continued
Advice
The centre starts to offer counselling to stateless people
From January 2022, the Estonian Human Rights Centre offers counselling to people who do not have a citizenship of any … Continued
The Center will start advising on data protection and privacy
From October 5, the Estonian Human Rights Centre’s lawyer Mari-Liis Vähi will start providing individual counselling on issues related to … Continued
Let’s save the life of at least one child!
The Estonian Human Rights Centre has been active in the field of refugees for almost ten years. During this time, … Continued
Court victory: notary will review Darja and Jana’s application
The beginning of June brought good news to the love story of Darja and Jana when the Harju county court … Continued
Markus Hallang started as the new lawyer of the refugee field
On June 1, Markus Hallang joined the Estonian Center for Human Rights as a new lawyer of the refugee field. … Continued
Legal aid for asylum-seekers – UNHCR’s report on Estonia
UNHCR together with partners in Estonia undertook a study to assess whether current law and practice regarding the provision of … Continued
Fair decision: unjust fine to refugee family withdrawn
According to the Refugee Convention, asylum-seekers cannot be punished for irregular border crossing. Estonia has joined the 1951 Convention Relating … Continued