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.
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 but also in the transit center Tabanovce. For the month of October, 190 people were located. The majority of the people in the group were from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Cuba, Ghana, Iraq, Palestine, Iraq, China, Syria. Some of the group in the Vilage of Loyane 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 October, 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. For the officialy published numbers, 52 refugees and migrants were register in the transit camp Vinojug, Gevgelija.
The bodies of two dead migrants, were found on 21 of Octomber near to the village Miravci, Gevgelija.Upon authorization of the Public Prosecutor, police officers from the Gevgelija Police Department inspected and an identification card issued by the Republic of Greece was found in one person and it was determined that it was a minor from Afghanistan, while no identification documents were found in the other person. By order of the Public Prosecutor, the bodies were given for autopsy. The Legis team, send a request to the public prosecutor office for more details related to this case.
