MIGRASYL: [Cyprus] KISA - New Serious Incidence of violation of family rights: The man, who is a member of the family of EU citizens, is detained after 11 years of residence in Cyprus; the woman, an EU citizen, under the supervision of the psychiatric services

Friday, September 05, 2014

[Cyprus] KISA - New Serious Incidence of violation of family rights: The man, who is a member of the family of EU citizens, is detained after 11 years of residence in Cyprus; the woman, an EU citizen, under the supervision of the psychiatric services

KISA – Equality, Support, Antiracism publicly denounces another case of serious violations of the rights of a migrant family, in the context of irregular detention and deportation policies that the Civil Registry and Migration Department (CRMD) establishes, in line with the corruption that seems to exist between particular ”intermediaries” and the relevant authorities.

Alongside, KISA denounces the Social Welfare Services (SWS), which informed the relevant authorities that the detained father is the only able parent to take care of the underage child of the family, yet they did not act as they ought to in order to take the necessary measures to prevent the removal of the father from the family and preserve its unity.

Further, KISA denounces the Immigration Office of the Police (IOP) for its harsh treatment towards the father of the family, which in essence involved his blackmail in order to “consent” to the “voluntary return” of the family to the country of origin of his wife.