Greece
Greece remains on the frontline of Europe’s asylum and migration challenges. Increased arrivals on the Aegean islands since July 2019, policies linked to a 2016 EU migration deal with Turkey, and limited relocations to other EU states have left over 42,000 asylum seekers, including vulnerable people, confined to the islands in abysmal conditions and in facilities designed for 6,000. A new law reduces protections for vulnerable groups and limits asylum seekers’ access to protection. Unaccompanied children are often held in police custody or detention whilst hundreds are either living in abysmal conditions on the islands, are homeless, or unaccounted for by the authorities. Access to asylum remains difficult and subject to considerable delay.
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Refugees and MigrantsWe, the undersigned 29 human rights and humanitarian non-governmental organizations, jointly call on you to urgently establish an inquiry into all allegations of unlawful returns of migrants to Turkey, including pushbacks and collective expulsions, at Greece’s land and sea borders with Turkey, particularly with regard to allegations of such practices concerning the Evros region and the Aegean islands, as well as alleged violations of Greek, EU and International law on the rights of asylum seekers.
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Greece/EU: Bring Moria Homeless to Safety
Collective European Action Needed for Migrants Stranded on Lesbos
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Greece: Nearly 2,000 New Arrivals Detained in Overcrowded, Mainland Camps
Citing COVID-19, Authorities Arbitrarily Detain New Arrivals
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Save dignity, save PIKPA and Kara Tepe
Μore than 160 Greek and international organizations, academics, and other actors from all over Europe urge the Greek authorities to revoke decision to close dignified alternatives in accommodating refugees οn Lesvos
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European Commission Should Defend Asylum Seekers' Rights
Groups File Complaint Against Abusive Migrant Pushbacks, Asylum Law in Greece
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Greece/EU: Bring Moria Homeless to Safety
Collective European Action Needed for Migrants Stranded on Lesbos
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Greece’s Moria Camp Fire: What’s Next?
Refugees Now Sleeping on the Streets Need Protection and Assistance
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Greece: Transfer Refugees and Asylum Seekers to Safety on Mainland
Respect for Human Rights Should Prevail Over Use of Force
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Forty-Nine Migrant Children Moved to Safety in France
Over a Thousand Still Stranded in Hellish Conditions on Greek Islands
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Greece Is Still Denying Migrant Pushbacks
Prime Minister Denies Growing Evidence of Abuses by Coast Guard and Border Police
