Demonstration Against Two Years of EU’s Dirty Deal with Turkey
PRESS RELEASE: Two years after the EU-Turkey deal came into force, on Saturday 17th March the Legal Centre will join a demonstration, […]
Category: Access To Asylum
January 2018 Report on Rights Violations and Resistance in Lesvos
Violations of Rights Exposed at Europe’s Borders At the close of 2017 in the period since our last report, the inhumane treatment […]
OCTOBER REPORT ON RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND RESISTANCE IN LESVOS
Moria Refugee Camp Unlivable and Containment Policy Unsustainable OPEN THE ISLANDS Campaigns initiated throughout Lesvos and Greece Sappho Square Sit-In Memorials Held […]
September Report on Rights Violations and Resistance in Lesvos
Inhumane and dangerous conditions in Moria camp Afghan community protest Anti-fascist demonstration in Mytilene EU Co-ordinator of the EU-Turkey Statement meets with […]
August Report on Rights Violations and Resistance in Lesvos
Freedom from Illegal Detention for Hunger Strikers Moria 35 Update Increase in Raids and Arbitrary Arrests One Year Anniversary of Legal Centre […]
July Report on Rights Violations and Resistance in Lesvos
Arbitrary Detention Sparks Protests in Moria and Mytilene Lack of free legal representation on appeal violates refugees’ right to due process Concerns […]
Strasbourg Court halts return of rejected asylum seeker to Turkey
As reported here by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles Strasbourg Court halts return of rejected asylum seeker to Turkey – 30th June […]
Refugee “Voluntarily” Returned from Greece Severely Tortured Upon Arrival in Ethiopia
European policies of exclusion and xenophobia were in the media’s spotlight last year with the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement, leaving families […]
Amnesty International Chair Arrested in Turkey: How long will EU falsely claim that Turkey is safe for refugees?
On 6 June 2017, the Chair of Amnesty International, Taner Kiliç, was arrested by Turkish authorities. Unfortunately, this arrest is not an […]
Legal Centre Lesvos joins NGOs in Decrying New Policy Limiting Asylum Seekers in Exercising their Right to Appeal
Mytiline, Greece – 15 NGOs urge the Greek Government to immediately reverse the recent policy excluding asylum-seekers on the Greek islands who […]