Court of Appeal of Białystok, decision II AKa 192/23, 10 April 2024

On 10 April 2024, the Court of Appeal in Białystok increased compensation  for the illegal extended detention of an Afghan family, awarding PLN 20,000 per person, totalling PLN 100,000. The family, consisting of parents and three children who fled Afghanistan in July...

District Court of Lublin, decision XI Kz 602/23, 5 July 2023

The court ruled that when there is evidence supporting a foreigner’s minor status—such as documents or copies whose authenticity cannot be unequivocally disputed—the individual should be recognized as a child.  The case involved a 16-year-old Somali refugee who was...

Regional Court of Lublin, decision IV Ko 895/23, 29 April 2024

The District Court in Lublin ruled that an Iraqi Kurdish woman and her two children were wrongfully detained after crossing the Polish-Belarusian border. The court found that extending their detention beyond the initial 90 days was unjust, as no hearing was held on...

Court of Appeal of Warsawm, decision II AKa 487/21, 1 March 2023

The Court of Appeal in Warsaw upheld a ruling awarding PLN 72,500 in compensation to a family of three wrongfully detained for 2.5 months in a guarded migrant centre. The courts found that the family should not have been detained, and their stay was unjustified as the...
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