Romania Pro Bono Directory

Click here to see the numbers and origins of refugees hosted by Romania.

For Romania country of information (COI) experts, reports, commentaries and relevant documents, please click here.

As UNHCR statistics generally rely on data from host countries, statistics on refugees alone can give an insufficient account of refugee numbers, as some host countries will not grant refugee status to certain groups. Including statistics for individuals in refugee-like situations is an attempt to account for unrecognised refugees and does not include internally displaced persons. Statistics for stateless refugees are included if available.

w2eu.info – Welcome to Europe

Email: contact@w2eu.info or w2eu_info@yahoo.com

This hyperlink –w2eu.info – leads to an independent source of information for refugees coming to Europe. w2eu.info might be useful on their journey to and through Europe by giving access to counseling and useful contacts in different European countries.

Consiliul National Roman Pentru Refugiati / Romanian National Council for Refugees (CNRR)

The Romanian National Council for Refugees (CNRR) is a non-governmental organisation, founded in 1998 in Bucharest, Romania. CNRR is the main partner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in regard to the implementation of the assistance programs offered to asylum seekers and refugees. CNRR has been a Member of ECRE (European Council on Refugees and Exiles) since 1999. CNRR is ELENA (European Legal Network on Asylum) coordinator in Romania.

Activities

CNRR provides social assistance services and legal counseling through its specialized departments to asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. CNRR’s research and documentation centre ROCCORD specializes in providing COI (Country of Origin Information) for all parties involved in the asylum procedure. All these services are offered free of charge. At the same time, CNRR promotes the interests of refugees and asylum applicants by collaborating with governmental and non-governmental institutions, and by initiating advocacy, awareness raising and fund raising campaigns. CNRR also has a long and fruitful experience in working with volunteers regularly organizing social and judicial clinics as well as summer schools for students on migration and asylum issues.

Main projects

• Specialized legal counselling for asylum seekers in Romania. CNRR provides legal counselling for asylum seekers throughout the entire asylum procedure, training for lawyers and interpreters involved in the asylum procedure.
• Integration of Beneficiaries of International Protection in Romania. Facilitation of durable solutions through functioning integration policies and strategic interventions for refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection.
• Monitoring forced returns of migrants under escort. Ensuring that human rights and personal dignity is ensured for forcibly returned migrants before and during the operations of removing them from Romanian territory.
• Strengthening the capacity of authorities to manage asylum issues. Making strides towards a unitary asylum procedure in Romania through consultations between the main stakeholders and training for judges, legal counselors and immigration officers.

Forumul Român pentru Refugiaţi şi Migranţi / Romanian Forum for Refugees and Migrants (ARCA)

http://arca4refugee.wordpress.com
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Austral Street no. 23, sector 2, 024071, Bucharest
Tel: +40 73 57 21 252
Fax: +40 21 25 20 815
Email: office@arca.org.ro
Contact: sanduiulian@arca.org.ro

ARCA aims at defending and promoting the universal human rights, especially the rights of refugees, of persons granted subsidiary protection and other migrants. ARCA also aims at developing a network of organisations and institutions working to answer adequately to refugees’ needs.
ARCA works on the monitoring integration of refugees and advocates for improving legislation and practice in the migration field. ARCA also provides social services, legal assistance and assistance on citizenship procedure.
Social assistance includes social counselling, cultural orientation and Romanian language sessions, a small-scale project on integration of refugees in rural/semi-rural areas.Basic medical assistance is also available.
In co-operation with Bucharest University, the CNRR runs social and legal clinics and facilitates communication of students and volunteers with governmental agencies in charge of asylum and migration issues through “The Summer School on Integrated Assistance to Refugees”.

Generatie Tanara Romania

http://www.generatietanara.ro/en/
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RO 300244, Timisoara,
Str. Molidului 8
Tel. +40 256 282 320
Fax. +40 256 215 659
Contact person: Mariana Petersel
Email: contact@generatietanara.ro

GTR is the UNHCR’s implementing partner in Romania, supporting refugees accommodated in the Emergency Transit Centre (ETC) in Timisoara. The ETC was established in Romania in 2008 to evacuate refugees at immediate risk while the resettlement process to a third country is still pending. GTR runs medical, psychological and social programmes for refugees accommodated in the centre. Furthermore, GTR works with victims of human trafficking, Roma and unaccompanied minors in Romania.

Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Romania

www.jrsromania.org/
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Pedro Arrupe Centre, Mr Ilie Opris 54, sector 4 – 041378 Bucharest
Tel: +40 31 10 21 432 or +40 37 29 36 346
Fax: +40 37 28 77 090
Email: jrsromania@gmail.com
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 09:00-17:30

Directions:
Bus 116, 141, 232 (stop Opriş Ilie)
Tram 11 (stop Opriş Ilie)
Metro – stop C-tin Brancoveanu

JRS Romania helps rejected asylum seekers, refugees recognised by Romania, or resettled refugees and are involved in all phases of the protection process. Activities are carried out at JRS premises and in Romanian Immigration Offices around the country (in open and closed centers).

• Accomodation
  JRS Romania runs a night shelter for rejected destitute asylum – seekers.

• Legal counselling
  JRS provides legal assistance and counselling to refugees in all phases of the protection process. Dublin cases and vulnerable cases receive special attention.

• Social assistance
  JRS helps refugees and migrants search for employment and private accommodation and assist refugees and migrants to comply with state administrative requirements, including identifying durable solutions.

• Detention
  JRS provided legal, social counselling and pastoral care in detention centres once a week.

• Medical assistance
  Free medical exams and analyses, vaccines and drugs were offered by JRS thru private donations and in partnership with Matei Bals hospital.

• Emergency relief
  Food, clothes, hygiene products, etc.are offered to persons in all accommodation centres across the country.

• Education courses
  Romanian and English language classes and also computer classes continued during the year.

• Recreational/Therapeutic activities
  To facilitate intercultural communication between beneficiaries: garden decoration, culinary workshops, etc.

• Cultural orientation
  A number of social and cultural events for Ramadan, Christmas, Easter, New Year, March 8, June 1, World Refugee Day were organised.

• Advocacy/lobby
  Training events and round tables are organised for all involved in asylum and migration to promote the rights of destitute refugees and improve legislation. JRS Romania has researched and contributed to studies at national and European level.

• Country of return information
  JRS runs the Country of Return Research and Documentation Center who provides information and studies to judges, lawyers and authorities.

• Volunteers
  A network of volunteers includes 45 students and professionals who receive special training.

Save the Children-Romania

3 Stefan Furtuna St.
sector 1
Bucharest
Tel: +40 (21) 316 61 76
Fax: +40 (21) 312 44 86
E-mail: rosc@salvaticopiii.ro