Northern border:
Irregular migration on the Northern border is concentrated in the so called Lipkovo region and villages: Vaksince, Lojane and Sopot. For the month of August, 25 people were located in the village out of which 3 women and 5 children. The majority of the people in the group…
About the project:
Monitoring access to human rights for refugees and migrants in Republic North Macedonia, supported by the Macedonian Young Lawyers Association includes monitoring of irregular migration and smuggling of people across the territory of North Macedonia. The project consists of:
1. Monitoring access to refugees and migrants in irregular migration and organized crime groups
2. Public awareness on irregular migration and organized crime
3. Legal counsel and cooperation with Institutions for improvement of the access to HR and protection for refugees and migrants in irregular migration
In accordance activities, Legis publishes monthly reports on irregular migration and access to HR and protection with focus on women and children and, overall population in irregular migration.
Northern border:
Irregular migration on the Northern border is concentrated in the so called Lipkovo region and villages: Vaksince, Lojane and Sopot. For the month of August, 25 people were located in the village out of which 3 women and 5 children. The majority of the people in the group were from Afghanistan, 2 from Pakistan. The group was not escorted or brought by organized crime groups.
Southern border:
Irregular migration on the Southern border is concentrated in the so called Demir Kapija region, cities: Gevgelija, Dojran, Bogdanci and Valandovo, and focal villages: Udovo, Mrzenci, Miravci and other small villages as it is heavy populated border. For the month of August, our team has not reported groups and/or individuals in irregular migration and/or transit organized by criminal groups. Groups or individuals caught in irregular migration in this region are processed within the border camp Vinojug-Gevgelija and pushed back to Greece within few hours. Only IOM staff has access to records and people caught in irregular migration in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal affairs.
