The association's first advocacy project was a major study on access to legal aid for displaced persons in northern Greece.  

In 2021, our team distributed an anonymous questionnaire, available in 9 languages, to displaced people living in the region, either in camps in the region or in urban areas. We aimed to find out whether these people had access to legal aid, what form it took and whether it met their needs.  

This study allowed the association to adapt its scope of intervention and to have updated empirical data to raise awareness of the problem of access to justice for exiles. This is the first study of its kind in mainland Greece. A total of 181 testimonies were collected. The results of the survey were published in a report in January 2022.

SOME FIGURES

• 42% of the asylum seekers interviewed did not have access to legal assistance during their asylum application.
• 49% of them had only one legal consultation.
• 95% of respondents consider that access to legal aid is essential, necessary or useful in the context of their asylum procedure.
• A further 75% said that it was very difficult or difficult to find such assistance.