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Cyprus: Deregistration of the NGO KISA 23/12/2020 Administrative harassment / Cyprus December 23, 2020 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and FIDH, requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Cyprus. Description of the situation: The Observatory has been informed by the Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) about the deregistration of KISA, an NGO that works for the rights of migrants and denounces cases of racism and hate speech. On December 14, 2020, the Ministry of Interior of Cyprus announced the removal of KISA from the Register of Associations and Foundations for allegedly having failed to submit audited accounts and to conduct statutory and electoral assemblies since August 2020. Under the Amendment 118 (I)/2020 of the 2017 Law on Associations and Foundations and Other Related Issues, the deregistration of an NGO is irreversible and entails the prohibition of continuin

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