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The problem addressed by this project is the situation of refugees – people on the move who have come to the Polish-Belarusian border and suffered injuries there. Such persons may end up in hospitals, but medical assistance may also be denied to them. Minors may end up in foster care facilities. The mental and emotional state of refugees, who are unable to communicate with medical personnel, are guarded by border guards and treated like criminals, is often very bad. That is why in this project we are concerned with the human rights of such people. We want to ensure that hospitalised people on the move are empowered, have the opportunity to get in touch with relatives, to communicate in their language, to exercise their right to information and to legal and psychological assistance. We want to achieve a situation in which neither skin colour, origin, religion nor gender has an impact on the decision to hospitalise or the subsequent treatment of patients. We want to support the creation of a system to prevent the denial of medical services to those who require and are entitled to them. We also want to change the attitude of the public (including medical personnel) towards refugees by taking appropriate communication measures.