19.03.2020 Via Legal Centre Lesvos Since its election on an anti-immigrant platform, the ruling New Democracy party in Greece has … More
Category: report
This section shows in-depth reports and cases we follow, highlighting severe rights violations that we observed.
Shootings and Hunting – The Fascistisation of the European Border Regime
Shootings, Torture and Push-Backs at the Borders News about people being shot by Greek border guards on the Greek-Turkish land … More
Common Statement: Transnational solidarity against racism and war!
See also CrossBorder Solidarity English Türkçe Ελληνικά BG Espaniol AR Farsi Five years after the so-called “refugee crisis” and almost … More
Refugee Incarceration on Kos Island – The Greek Plans Become Reality: Children and Families Imprisoned Behind NATO-Wire
“Please help us, we are locked up in a prison here, you can’t imagine how it looks like. There are … More
Three People Deported Despite Ongoing Asylum Procedure
Increasing pressure to blindly carry out deportations: The Greek government deliberately ignores legal guarantees and procedures. On 24th of January, … More
Three Arrested After Protest Against Deadly Violence
The situation in Moria Camp is escalating. The size of the hotspot has grown drastically so that the barbed wired … More
Locked Up Without Rights – Analysis by HIAS on Nationality Based Detention
This report provides an overview of the legal framework regulating the detention of asylum seekers in Greece and an analysis … More
Cruel Detention Policies in Greece on the Rise – Death in Moria Prison shows the Violence of Migrant Incarceration System in the European Hotspots
On 6 January, an asylum seeker was found dead, hung in an isolated cell in the detention centre of Moria … More
Legal Centre Lesvos Press Release: Deportation of Legal Centre Lesvos client halted by intervention of the European Court of Human Rights.
Via Legal Centre Lesvos 25.11.19 [Greek text below] On 21 November 2019, in the case of Z.B. vs. Greece, ECHR֊LE2.2bR, … More
Lawyer’s Joint Press Release: Rejection of 28 asylum seekers from African countries due to a lack of interpreters
Legal aid organizations express concerns regarding the unprecedented administrative practice of the Regional Asylum Office of Lesvos, which goes against … More