Four Migrants acquitted in Shipwreck and Facilitation Cases
Last month, Legal Centre Lesvos (LCL) represented three clients before the Three-member Felony Appeal Court of North Aegean in Lesvos. 24 September […]
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They took my wedding ring and my necklace
In October 2020 I was in Thessaloniki. When I was walking in the street, a motorbike, three cars and one black van […]
Justice for the Symi 10: Hold Greece Accountable for Abandoning Migrants at Sea
On 23 March 2020, a group of 31 migrants arrived by boat on Symi, a small Greek island, seeking asylum in Europe. […]
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 […]
Under Attack for Defending Rights: The Criminalization of Lawyers in Turkey
The Legal Centre Lesvos and European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH) invite you to join the following […]
I Will Never Forget the Fear
We left from Canakkale in the early morning. I think it was 5:15 or 5:20 when we left Turkey. I was on […]
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 […]
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 […]
Joint Statement: The unlawful suspension of access to asylum in Greece must be immediately withdrawn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 […]
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 […]