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Aleksandra Samonek
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Lawyer & Humanitarian ▪️ Assistant Programme Officer at UNHCR Poland ▪️ Formerly UCLouvain, Jagiellonian University, AMU Poznań ▪️ #HumanRights #HumanitarianInnovations #DataProtection #Privacy #Technology #LegalProtection #RefugeeLaw #WithRefugees
💙 Join us on July 28, 2025! We’re excited to invite you to the official launch of our new 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗦𝗕𝗖𝗖) 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 — a key milestone in the 2024–2025 initiative by @unhcr.org #Poland to boost #refugee self-reliance 💪🏽
Details & Access: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
🌍 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘜𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩! | Aleksandra Samonek
🌍 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘜𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩! 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦: 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 We’re excited to invite you to the official launch of our new 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶...
www.linkedin.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
At tomorrow's session 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲 #𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 hosted by @unhcr.org during 𝗨𝗡 𝟮.𝟬 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 we will explore how #BeSci can improve the lives of refugees in local communities & shift harmful narratives.

📅 Don’t miss out: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a53f30...
June 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🚧 Extended Suspension of Asylum Law at the #EU's Eastern #Border

On May 21 in #Poland Sejm voted overwhelmingly (366 MPs in favor) to extend a controversial #AsylumLaw for an additional 60 days, preventing those entering via #Belarus from seeking asylum. Read more: 🔗 below
May 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
EU’s GDPR reform is supposed to speed up enforcement — but the current proposal might do the opposite.

📍 Longer deadlines
📍 More complexity
📍 Structural imbalance between users & companies
📍 Breach of fundamental rights

Possible annulment challenge upcoming. Worth following.
#GDPR #DigitalRights
May 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
A day in the life of a #humanitarian in Nepal often means encountering #resilience, #innovation, and the quiet #power of #community #partnerships 💪🏽

In the #Manang region, I came across a water station in the remote village of Chame — just one of many 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀.
May 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Reposted by Aleksandra Samonek
Marie Juul Petersen and I in new JEMS special issue on the temporary turn in asylum: Researching the politics of deterrence in practice

‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
🚀 UNHCR Innovation Mentorship now open for NGOs in Poland for Tech To The Rescue Education Cohort in AI for Changemakers. 🚀

📅 Apply by Jan 26, 2025

👉 More details: forms.office.com/e/2MSmGcMCiU
#HumanitarianInnovation #NGO #WithRefugees #AI #AIForChangemakers #Refugees #TechForGood @unhcr.org
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Detaining people on the move crossing border lines should be an exception, not the rule. To promote this approach Association for Legal Intervention partnered with @unhcr.org in Poland. The result is a comprehensive handbook for the Polish #judiciary & #legal practitioners. Link ⬇️
#EULaw #AsylumLaw
January 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I am thrilled for the partnership between @unhcr.org & Tech To The Rescue here in Poland! Our collaboration will drive tech innovation to empower Community-based and Refugee-led organizations with cutting-edge technology solutions 🚀 #HumanitarianInnovations #WithRefugees #StrongerTogether
January 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Reposted by Aleksandra Samonek
🚨 The @eurightsagency.bsky.social has developed an information platform on the EU's IT systems for migration and policing

This is a critical tool to support concerned individuals to exercise their rights!

You can access it here e-learning.fra.europa.eu
What are the #FundamentalRights safeguards and implications of using the EU’s IT systems for migration and policing?

A new @eurightsagency.bsky.social information tool takes you through the issues.

Try it out: europa.eu/!bwy9pt
December 17, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Reposted by Aleksandra Samonek
New and open access book: Refugee Protection in Southeast Asia: Between Humanitarianism and Sovereignty

Edited by Susan Kneebone, Reyvi Mariñas, Antje Missbach and Max Walden

www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Kneebo...
Refugee Protection in Southeast Asia: Between Humanitarianism and Sovereignty | Berghahn Books
Independent Publishing since 1994
www.berghahnbooks.com
December 8, 2024 at 2:39 AM
🌍 The UN Advisory Body on AI calls for global action to govern AI responsibly. Key insights:

Data marketplaces = "wild west" 🏜️
Need for inclusive global "guardrails" 🌐
UN to champion ethical AI for all via hubs & coordinated governance 🤝

digitallibrary.un.org/record/4062495
#HumanitarianInnovation
Governing AI for humanity :
digitallibrary.un.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:56 PM
So happy to see many UNHCR Colleagues joining BlueSky recently! May the community grow as fast as BlueSky's user base: UNHCR starter pack already out! 🔥
💪 @gisellalomax.bsky.social @loreycampese.bsky.social @vincentburgy.bsky.social @unhcr.org @usaforunhcr.bsky.social @jonasvernimmen.bsky.social
A starter pack for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency humanitarian workers, supporters and friends.

Will be updated as this community continues to grow on bluesky. 🦋

go.bsky.app/7QXXxMt
November 20, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Recently our team at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań started a partnership with the Poznań City Hall & other local stakeholders to foster #DemocraticInnovations in local #policymaking. The process is ongoing, so stay tuned for more! #polling #democracy #CivilSociety #research #Poland
November 21, 2023 at 3:17 PM
In a new working paper, Jessy Bailly discusses the quality of citizens’ panels and their role in democratic innovation: www.cairn.info/revue-cevipo... #OpenAccess #DemocraticInnovations #PoliticalScience cc @profmusgrave.bsky.social
cairn.info
www.cairn.info
October 17, 2023 at 8:16 AM
Do we have the right to be an exception in the systems which predict our preferences? A new #OpenAccess paper by Eleonora Viganò on recommendation systems and depolarizing effect of diversity, check it out! #MachineLearning #Technology cc @danirabaiotti.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Right to be an Exception to Predictions: a Moral Defense of Diversity in Recommendation Systems ...
Recommendation systems (RSs) predict what the user likes and recommend it to them. While at the onset of RSs, the latter was designed to maximize the recommendation accuracy (i.e., accuracy was their ...
link.springer.com
October 17, 2023 at 8:03 AM