The quaterly Hostis is published by the Organization for aid to refugees with financial support of the Open Society Fund. The aim of this periodical is to inform both laics and professionals about issues concerning refugees and asylum. It includes analyses of selected areas of the asylum law, comments on actual asylum-connected issues in the Czech Republic and short news from countries of origin. It is published in Czech.

Hostis no.1

Hostis no. 2

Organization for Aid to Refugees (OPU) sent to the Ministry of Interior its objections to the proposed amendment of the Asylum Act. OPU is against the proposed changes in the asylum procedure at the airport which are considered as a reaction to the recent violent escape of Egyptian asylum seekers from the detention center in Velké Přílepy near Prague. The proposed procedure, if enacted, would have to be seen as an unfair administrative procedure. Ministry proposes to limit the access of refugees to legal aid as well as make it impossible for them to keep their mobile phones with them. The Ministry also proposes to appoint the Regional Court in Prague as the only competent court to deal with any legal actions against the negative asylum decisions of the Ministry since the Regional court surprisingly speedily rejects all claims of refugees. In principle, OPU disagrees with establishment of a special regime for refugees at the airport. OPU points out that in last years no one single refugee at the airport has been granted asylum and a number of asylum cases are rejected within few days with an aim to deport the claimant by the earliest available plane back to his/her country of origin. OPU is going to approach with its comments also the members of the Czech Parliament. 

Připomínky OPU k novele zákona o azylu - listopad 2006