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 MigrantsThe shocking images of migrants and asylum-seekers abused by Croatian authorities are part of the persistent and well-documented trend of human rights violations taking place at European borders. They are also a reflection of the widespread impunity of European Union (EU) Member States’ border authorities and demonstrate the urgent need to address this in a systematic manner.
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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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Greece Commits to End “Protective” Child Detention
European Support Needed for Unaccompanied Children
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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
