After crossing the border: monitoring and advocacy for the rights of migrants and asylum seekers

Project duration
December 2022 – February 2024

Donor
Active citizens fund, financed by EEA Grants

About the project  

The purpose of the project is to ensure an effective implementation of the rights of migrants and asylum seekers by emphasizing the human element, and the compliance of regulation, public policy and practice with international refugee law and human rights law standards. The project will humanize the public discourse towards migrants and asylum seekers and prevent the entrenchment of negative public attitudes towards this group, whereas evidence based advocacy and strategic litigation will help correct the flaws of the current regulation, policies and practices.

Our activities in the project aims to respond to mental health needs of migrants and asylum seekers – we will add up to the review of current situation, advocacy and  will increase the availability of culturally sensitive, trauma-informed emotional support for migrants and asylum seekers in detention centers.

Project leader
Žmogaus teisių stebėjimo institutas (Human Rights Monitoring Institute)

Our part in the project budget:  28 284 EUR

Reference number: K2-O3-PK-V-006