On the occasion of Human Rights day on the 10th of December, German organization Rigardu is releasing an extensive report of illegal push-backs and police violence against refugees and migrants at the borders of the European Union with Serbia: www.borderviolence.eu. Read more…
Since mid-April 2017, we of Rigardu are working in Šid on the Serbo-Croatian Border. The reason for our move to Šid (from Subotica, where we were active before) was the increasing distress of refugees, which sleep unsheltered in the fields Read more…
Note by Felix: This guest post was written by a man who is currently stuck Šid and has been trying for a longer time to continue his journey to Europe. As he fears danger for his family, he wants to Read more…
This August, Katrin and Max joined Rigardu’s project on site in Šid, Serbia. Here we organize mobile showers, the distribution of drinking water and cooperate with other NGOs that provide food and medical care. Serbia it is then. A friend Read more…
As part of our efforts to document cases of police violence by Croatian police officers, we have put all testimonies, photos, and information known to us together into a single document. Included are all cases in the period from May Read more…
As a volunteer, you quickly get adjusted to the new type of everyday life. In the beginning you are busy with coping and getting used to the whole situation but then you adjust into the course of actions that are Read more…
On 24. July 2017 a whole year has passed since the incorporation meeting of „Rigardu“. This date does not mark the beginning of our activities, which started already in November 2015. Still, it represents a good opportunity to draw a Read more…
7th of June 2017, 4:15 pm, Border Region near the Croatian city of Sabjane: “They were playing football with him, they threw him back and forth in between police officers, hitting and kicking him with their hands and feet, and Read more…