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Joint appeal by 118 civil society organisations calling on the Greek government to act decisively and exert the necessary institutional pressure to secure a ceasefire in Palestine.

09.06.2025 – ELA joins the 117 humanitarian, medical, and human rights organisations in urging the Greek government to take immediate action to stop the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. We condemn the ongoing blockade, the collapse of the health system, and the targeting of civilians and aid workers, and call for a permanent ceasefire and unimpeded access to humanitarian aid.

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Joint Statement: The Ministry of Migration and Asylum must rescind the eviction order of people on the move from camps

04.06.2025 – In early May, Greek media reported that the Ministry of Migration and Asylum issued a verbal directive to the authorities of refugee camps across Greece to evict beneficiaries of International Protection as well as rejected asylum seekers from their facilities. No guidance on alternative accommodation solutions was provided.

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In refugee camps, notifications must be made in person, Greek court rules

22.05.2025 – A Greek court has ruled that asylum seekers living in reception facilities must be notified of decisions in person. The court rejected the growing practice of email notifications, deeming it unlawful and harmful to the right to appeal, particularly in light of the increasing digitalisation of asylum procedures, which often neglect the specific vulnerabilities of this population.

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14 years after M.S.S: Report on Human Rights, Access to Asylum and Detention Conditions in Greece

30.01.2024 – I Have Rights, Equal Legal Aid and Mobile Info Team jointly presented evidence to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the implementation of ECtHR judgements on M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece and Rahimi v. Greece, highlighting ongoing deficiencies in reception conditions and asylum procedures in Greece.

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Open letter: Put an end to the disruption of interpretation services still undermining asylum seekers’ rights in Greece

01.11.2024 -37 organisations are calling on the Greek authorities to urgently restore interpretation services for asylum seekers, whose access to vital services, including healthcare and the asylum procedure itself, is currently being hampered by these disruptions.

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