Aleksandra Samonek

🇪🇺 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘌𝘜 𝘓𝘢𝘸. Please go here to see more details about the event: inp.pan.pl/konferencje-... #EULaw #BorderProtection #MigrationControl #EasternBorder

🇪🇺 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘌𝘜 𝘓𝘢𝘸. If you are in Warsaw on 2–3 March 2026, I would like to invite you to join the conference 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦. I will present a paper titled: #𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? #𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 #𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗘𝗨’𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿.

🌍 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘜𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩! | Aleksandra Samonek 🌍 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘜𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩! 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦: 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 We’re excited to invite you to the official launch of our new 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶...

💙 Join us on July 28, 2025! We’re excited to invite you to the official launch of our new 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗦𝗕𝗖𝗖) 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 — a key milestone in the 2024–2025 initiative by @unhcr.org #Poland to boost #refugee self-reliance 💪🏽
Details & Access: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

At tomorrow's session 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲 #𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 hosted by @unhcr.org during 𝗨𝗡 𝟮.𝟬 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 we will explore how #BeSci can improve the lives of refugees in local communities & shift harmful narratives.

📅 Don’t miss out: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a53f30...

#asylumlaw #humanrights #eulaw #poland #migrationpolicy #ruleoflaw… | Aleksandra Samonek 🚧 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘜’𝘴 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 On 21 May 2025, the 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗷𝗺 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 (366 MPs in favor) to 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝟲𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘂𝗺 ...

🔗 More on the context of the Polish asylum law & #MigrationPolicy: linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#EUBorder #MigrationRoute #LegalProtection #HumanRights #BorderObserver #Refugees #RefugeeProtection

🚧 Extended Suspension of Asylum Law at the #EU's Eastern #Border

On May 21 in #Poland Sejm voted overwhelmingly (366 MPs in favor) to extend a controversial #AsylumLaw for an additional 60 days, preventing those entering via #Belarus from seeking asylum. Read more: 🔗 below

#gdpr #dataprotection #privacylaw #eulaw #fundamentalrights #digitalrights… | Aleksandra Samonek ⚖️ 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘜𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦: 𝘒𝘦𝘺 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘜 𝘎𝘋𝘗𝘙 𝘌𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 – 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦? The EU’s ongoing trilogue negotiations on the proposed 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗗𝗣𝗥 may significantly change h...

🔗 More on the draft law and context: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#DataProtection #PrivacyLaw #EUlaw #RegulatoryReform #Compliance #DueProcess #LegalNews #LegalUpdate #DataLaw #PrivacyRights #EDRi

EU’s GDPR reform is supposed to speed up enforcement — but the current proposal might do the opposite.

📍 Longer deadlines
📍 More complexity
📍 Structural imbalance between users & companies
📍 Breach of fundamental rights

Possible annulment challenge upcoming. Worth following.
#GDPR #DigitalRights

As for men of conscription age, although they are de iure entitled to TP, to enact some of the protections they need documentation which depends on the availability of Ukrainian consular services. Those have been made less accessible by UA government to encourage returns and conscriptions.

I'd be happy to talk or write about it through email (with a more generous character limit) in case you'd need any more information on the context in Poland.

I know the plans for upcoming national regulations (with March 2026 being the current cut off date for some programs, in alignment with the EU Council timeline), but in relation to Ukrainian arrivals, the presidency may not be as relevant, unlike for arrivals coming through the border with Belarus.

A flagship example here is men of conscription age who recently faced the risk of falling outside the scope of TP. Many of them immediately initiated asylum procedures in Poland, although their TP status was/is still valid. (Character limits on BS are *small*.)

In practice this allows complimentary protections which give TP holders, among others, access to the job market immediately (as opposed to after 6 months when non-TP holders apply for asylum).

All persons eligible for temporary protection may apply for asylum at any time. In case the asylum is granted, TP may (but need not be) suspended.

It would be interesting to compare how Member State practices differ across the EU. From the perspective of the legal framework in Poland, this solution appears quite surprising.

#humanitariansatwork #partnerships #sustainableinterventions… | Aleksandra Samonek 🇳🇵 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘴: 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 A day in the life of a humanitarian in Nepal often means encountering resilience, innovation, and the quiet power of community partnersh...

Read more about the project here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#SustainableInterventions

A day in the life of a #humanitarian in Nepal often means encountering #resilience, #innovation, and the quiet #power of #community #partnerships 💪🏽

In the #Manang region, I came across a water station in the remote village of Chame — just one of many 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀.

Marie Juul Petersen and I in new JEMS special issue on the temporary turn in asylum: Researching the politics of deterrence in practice

‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚀 UNHCR Innovation Mentorship now open for NGOs in Poland for Tech To The Rescue Education Cohort in AI for Changemakers. 🚀

📅 Apply by Jan 26, 2025

👉 More details: forms.office.com/e/2MSmGcMCiU

#HumanitarianInnovation #NGO #WithRefugees #AI #AIForChangemakers #Refugees #TechForGood @unhcr.org

The handbook is available here: interwencjaprawna.pl/wp-content/u...
More information on the context: interwencjaprawna.pl/alternatywy-...

#WithRefugees #Migration #HumanRights #RefugeesWelcome

Detaining people on the move crossing border lines should be an exception, not the rule. To promote this approach Association for Legal Intervention partnered with @unhcr.org in Poland. The result is a comprehensive handbook for the Polish #judiciary & #legal practitioners. Link ⬇️
#EULaw #AsylumLaw

Are the sessions online/hybrid by any chance? I would love to listen in if possible. Congratulations on the new course!

I am thrilled for the partnership between @unhcr.org & Tech To The Rescue here in Poland! Our collaboration will drive tech innovation to empower Community-based and Refugee-led organizations with cutting-edge technology solutions 🚀 #HumanitarianInnovations #WithRefugees #StrongerTogether

🚨 The @eurightsagency.bsky.social has developed an information platform on the EU's IT systems for migration and policing

This is a critical tool to support concerned individuals to exercise their rights!

You can access it here e-learning.fra.europa.eu

Refugee Protection in Southeast Asia: Between Humanitarianism and Sovereignty | Berghahn Books Independent Publishing since 1994

New and open access book: Refugee Protection in Southeast Asia: Between Humanitarianism and Sovereignty

Edited by Susan Kneebone, Reyvi Mariñas, Antje Missbach and Max Walden

www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Kneebo...

Governing AI for humanity :

🌍 The UN Advisory Body on AI calls for global action to govern AI responsibly. Key insights:

Data marketplaces = "wild west" 🏜️
Need for inclusive global "guardrails" 🌐
UN to champion ethical AI for all via hubs & coordinated governance 🤝

digitallibrary.un.org/record/4062495
#HumanitarianInnovation

Thank you so much @lillitnaib.bsky.social! 🙌

So happy to see many UNHCR Colleagues joining BlueSky recently! May the community grow as fast as BlueSky's user base: UNHCR starter pack already out! 🔥
💪 @gisellalomax.bsky.social @loreycampese.bsky.social @vincentburgy.bsky.social @unhcr.org @usaforunhcr.bsky.social @jonasvernimmen.bsky.social

Welcome to BlueSky @unhcr.bsky.social ! 🙌 🙌 🙌

Recently our team at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań started a partnership with the Poznań City Hall & other local stakeholders to foster #DemocraticInnovations in local #policymaking. The process is ongoing, so stay tuned for more! #polling #democracy #CivilSociety #research #Poland