The Legal Centre Lesvos AMKE is a civil non-profit organisation registered in Greece and previously operative as a restricted fund under the auspices of Prism the Gift Fund (UK).
Since August 2016, we provide free and individual legal information, assistance and representation to migrants who arrived by sea to Lesvos, where our office is based. Besides this continuous and direct support, the Legal Centre also works towards collective justice and structural change as part of local and international movements, including through advocacy and strategic litigation: documenting violations of migrants’ rights and engaging in advocacy and strategic litigation to hold the Greek government, Member States of the European Union, and European institutions to account. In addition, we advocate for equal access to safe and legal routes of migration in Greece, Europe and globally.
Our work
Free Legal Aid
We provide free legal aid to assist people in the asylum procedure, people who have faced human rights violations, as well as people facing criminal charges. To schedule a legal consultation, you can contact us or visit our office in Mytilene. Our office has an open door policy and anyone can visit us from Monday to Thursday between 10am to 2pm.
Advocacy & Reporting
We document and regularly report about the situation for migrants in Lesvos and Greece, as well as advocate against systemic human rights violations and abuses people on the move face as a result of racist, discriminatory migration policies implemented in Greece and the European Union. To stay informed about the latest developments, For Legal Centre Lesvos publications, see our Report and Newsletter Archive, subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on social media:
Litigation
In order to fight against Greek and EU policies that lead to violations of human rights, border violence, criminalization of migration and solidarity, and to defend the fundamental rights of migrants trapped in ‘hotspot’ camps, the Legal Centre Lesvos engages in strategic litigation before both Greek and international fora. Find out more about ongoing cases represented by LCL in our Advocacy and Litigation page.
Support Our Joint Fundraising Campaign!
On 3 December, we’re launching our collective fundraising campaign in support of our five organisations, united by one mission: we provide legal aid and uphold justice for people on the move who are constantly denied access to basic rights in Greece.
As Europe’s border policies tighten and anti-migrant rhetoric rises, we stand together against exclusionary practices and fight for a more just and humane future.
With your support, we can sustain our efforts, amplify silenced voices and continue to challenge injustice.
Join us, together we can speak truth to power!
Stand with us on #givingtuesday as we fight for justice for people on the move in Greece.
Each year, thousands of displaced people turn to us for legal aid to navigate the complex Greek legal system, protect their rights, and secure the protection they urgently need.
We aim to raise 15,000 £! Join us and help us speak truth to power!
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Latest News
LESVOS SITUATION REPORT July-September 2024
Pylos 9: No compensation nor apology for the unjustly imprisoned survivors
Preliminary findings in Mr. Sabetara’s appeal trial
Joint Statement: Free Homayoun and all Criminalised People on the Move!
Nonsense Of The Month: August 2024
Nonsense Of The Month: June/July 2024
About the Trial of #Pylos9 and the Latest Developments
New Report: A Pandemic of Abuses
Drift-backs in the Aegean Sea
Nonsense Of The Month: October 2024
Rights in Peril, Justice In Action! Our fundraising campaign is on!
