The LCL has taken on criminal defence in cases of migrants or those in solidarity with them who are criminalised for political acts, or who are subject to abuse of state power or collective punishment. These cases have included representing alleged migrant ‘boat drivers’ charged with smuggling, migrants who are arbitrarily detained, and individuals arrested following migrant-led protests.
Pylos 9
Prosecution following the deadly 2023 Pylos shipwreck
Moria 6
Prosecution for the 2020 destruction of Moria camp
Justice for Amir & Razuli
The prosecution of alleged boat drivers
Additional Reports/Publications
- June 2022, Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders in Greece
- A Legal Vacuum: The Systemic Criminalisation of Migrants for Driving a Boat or Car to Greece, Borderline Europe, July 2023
- Fire in Moria Refugee Camp, Forensis/Forensic Architecture, March 2023
- “Incarcerating the Marginalised – The Fight Against Alleged ‘Smugglers’ on the Greek Hotspot Islands”, Borderline Europe, Deportation Monitoring Aegean and Aegean Migrant Solidarity, December 2020