This report has been produced in partnership between Oxfam and Egala, a grassroots organization providing humanitarian aid, medical support and legal assistance to people on the move at the Poland–Belarus border. It collects extensive existing evidence, testimonies from Egala volunteers and workers on the ground, and the voices of people seeking protection, in order to document the human consequences of restrictive, illegal and inhumane policies at this border.
Please note that this report includes descriptions and images that may cause distress, including images of open wounds and references to physical and sexual violence. While it is necessary to share these experiences to raise awareness of the situation for people crossing the Poland–Belarus border, please take your own wellbeing into consideration when reading this report.