The situation with the blocking of passport issuance by Ukrainian authorities ❌ has shown that none of the existing organizations in the Czech Republic or other EU countries have defended our rights 😡. All initiative groups, rallies, and official appeals were organized by ordinary activists 💪.
The idea of creating a public organization to address the passport non-issuance problem first appeared in the summer of 2024 in the "Return Passports" chat. However, the decision to establish the organization was postponed for more than six months. Later, we decided to expand the organization's scope to cover all issues of rights violations of Ukrainians abroad ❗️.
We are not limited by the country of registration, as Ukrainians often face similar problems in different countries. Therefore, we are ready to send appeals to official bodies of any state. The key is that our appeals are supported by your letters 📨 with a detailed description of the problem.
Establishing an official public organization has given us a significant advantage in interacting with EU state bodies 🇪🇺 and international human rights organizations.
Our organization will act on your behalf, making our appeals stronger. Official bodies will take our requests more seriously than those from individual citizens, which are often ignored.