A new report by Amnesty International adds to the body of evidence of torture, ill-treatment and pushbacks of people on the move to Turkey by the Greek authorities. It also documents experiences of violence at the Turkish side of the border as people on the move are...
Last weekend, four Afghan youths were sentenced to ten years imprisonment in connection to the Moria fire last September in a two-day trial that was decried for not meeting legal standards. Greece’s decision to designate Turkey a safe third country has been widely...
The ECRE Legal Note 9 examines judicial engagement in asylum law and policy in Greece and provides an assessment of opportunities for and obstacles to the use of legal challenges to support compliance with EU asylum law in Greece. The note is divided into three...
Greece designates Turkey a ‘safe third country’ for nationals of five countries that compose more than two thirds of asylum applications in Greece. New pushback cases are recorded while UN Special Rapporteur on The Human Rights of Migrants publishes condemning report...
The updated AIDA Country Report on Greece provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2020. While acknowledging the...
