ICMPD Files Lawsuit Against NGO to Correct False Allegations

PeopleOther ♦ Published: May 9, 2023; 16:47 ♦ (Vindobona)

The conflict between the Viennese NGO SOS Balkan Route and the international organization International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) over the construction of a deportation center including a prison in the Bosnian refugee camp Lipa has a legal aftermath. ICMPD wants to correct the accusations that have made the rounds in the Austrian media.

In the Lipa refugee camp in Bosnia, a deportation center, including a prison, is being built. / Picture: © SOS Balkanroute

The NGO SOS Balkan Route and its founder Petar Rosandic are now accused of spreading messages and posts on social media since April 5 after SOS Balkanroute referred to ICMPD's facility as "the Austrian Guantanamo in Bosnia" and vividly described the fate of refugees who were mistreated during pushbacks from Croatia to Bosnia and Herzegovina,