Joint Letter: Repeal the national list of safe third countries
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According to all indications the person has been unlawfully pushed back to Turkey.
The way in which the Ministry of Migration handled last month’s case concerning the Syrian people who were left stranded for days in Evros, while sparking a general public outcry, cannot but cause concern and call for reflection.
The undersigned NGOs strongly oppose the introduction and use of the concept of instrumentalisation and its codification in EU law;
Athens, 11/7/2022 Moderation: Dimitris Angelidis, Journalist Giorgos Tsarbopoulos, former Greece Representative, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees I want to…
Today’s judgment from the ECtHR comes eight years following the tragic incident. It vindicates the victims by awarding compensation from the Greek State and brings to light an issue systematically concealed in public discourse: push backs and systematic deterrence practices which put lives at risk on a daily basis in Evros and the Aegean.
Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) completes registration on the NGO Registry The Special Secretariat for Stakeholder Coordination at the Ministry of…
National Transparency Authority should publish the full investigation regarding pushbacks in accordance with the principle of transparency Download the Press…
Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) and PRO ASYL call upon the European Commission to immediately launch infringement proceedings against Greece regarding systemic violations of international and EU law, stemming from the arbitrary rejection of asylum applications based on the “safe third country” concept and from the prevention of refugees’ access to asylum procedures.
The Ombudsman calls the administration to re-examine the rejection of registration on the ground that it contravenes the “acquis of international, EU and national law”.
