Access To Asylum

29th November 20253rd December 2025Access To Asylum, Criminalisation, LCL-All Publications

New Report: The Exemption from Criminalisation: A Real Safeguard or an Illusion?

A new report by Legal Centre Lesvos and Human Rights Legal Project Samos which compares the practices of the Courts on Samos, […]

15th September 202523rd September 2025Access To Asylum, LCL-All Publications

Joint Statement of More than 200 Organisations: Inhumane Deportation Rules Should be Rejected

On 11 March 2025, the European Commission presented a new proposal for a Return Regulation to replace the current Return Directive. Behind […]

24th July 202525th July 2025Access To Asylum, Border Violence, Criminalisation, Hotspot Camps, LCL-All Publications

Lesvos Situation Report January – June 2025

Photo: Map of deaths in the Aegean between January and June 2025 The first half of 2025 has seen an intensification of […]

17th July 2025Access To Asylum, Criminalisation, LCL-All Publications

Press Release: Solidarity with ÇHD Lawyer Günay Dağ Ahead of Appeal Hearing

[Ελληνικά] Tomorrow, on 18 July 2025, ÇHD lawyer Günay Dağ will face an appeal hearing in Athens regarding the revocation of his […]

17th July 202517th July 2025Access To Asylum, LCL-All Publications

Joint Statement: The unlawful suspension of access to asylum in Greece must be immediately withdrawn

[Ελληνικά] Athens, 16 July 2025: We, the undersigned civil society organisations, condemn the unlawful and impermissible legislative provision adopted by the Hellenic […]

8th July 202517th July 2025Access To Asylum, LCL-All Publications

Joint Statement: Make the Right to Family Reunification Effective for Palestinian Refugees in Greece

We, the undersigned humanitarian and human rights organisations, call on the Greek government to urgently uphold its legal obligations and moral responsibility […]

7th July 2025Access To Asylum, Border Violence, LCL-All Publications

European Court of Human Rights Grants Interim Measures to Protect Afghan Asylum Seekers on Symi Island

[Ελληνικά] Legal Centre Lesvos welcomes the 13 June 2025 decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to grant interim measures […]

13th March 2025Access To Asylum, Hotspot Camps, LCL-All Publications

Trapped in Limbo: The Inhumane Freeze of Syrian Asylum Claims

Meet Emad and Amal: a Syrian couple in limbo, waiting for their nieces’ asylum decisions To illustrate the kafkaesque administrative nightmare faced […]

21st February 202517th July 2025Access To Asylum, Hotspot Camps, LCL-All Publications

Expert Opinion: No Returns to Greece—Dublin Returnees Face Real Risk of Inhuman or Degrading Treatment

This expert opinion assesses the risks and conditions faced by asylum seekers, particularly Dublin returnees, in Greece. Despite legal frameworks intended to […]

19th February 202519th February 2025Access To Asylum, Border Violence, Criminalisation, Hotspot Camps, LCL-All Publications

Lesvos Situation Report October – December 2024

Photo: Vastria CCAC under construction as of February 2025. Photo credit: Anonymous In the last quarter of 2024, Greek islands experienced a […]