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Dear Commissioner Johansson, do you remember your commitment to "speak up for human rights"?

1 December 2021 Dear Commissioner Johansson, Today marks two years since you assumed office as the EU’s Commissioner for Home Affairs....

The EU towards detention as standard reception practice. The case of Greece

By Cecilia Sanfelici Two months ago, a new camp for asylum seekers was opened on the Greek island of Samos in a provocative and...

NGOs raise alarm at growing hunger amongst refugees and asylum seekers in Greece

[25.11.2021, 07:00 CET] For Immediate Release A halt to cash assistance for asylum seekers, and the denial of food support to recognised...

Pushback tactics: a European-wide violation of fundamental rights

By Helen Barber Multiple people are feared to have died in a tragedy near Essex after trying to cross UK waters from France in a dinghy...

In the fight between Poland and Belarus, refugees are the ones losing

By Hannah Lettl An estimate of 3,000 refugees is currently trapped within the Polish-Belarusian border. The Belarusian leader Aleksandr...

Free Humanitarians: Drop the Charges for Sarah Mardini, Seán Binder, Nassos Karakitsos and 21 others

Open Letter 50 civil society organisations are releasing an open letter in support of Sarah, Seán and Nassos and 21 others who were...

The real crime is the border regime - Justice for N. & Hasan #Samos2

Joint Statement After shipwreck, survivor faces more than 230 years for “boat driving” and father charged with the death of his...

New Campaign against criminalization of migration - Free The #Samos2

[08.11.2021, 07:00 CET] For Immediate Release As the first asylum seeker ever, N., a young father, is charged with the drowning of his...

Relocation from Greece: Lessons Learned and Looking Ahead

Joint Briefing Paper As the voluntary EU relocation scheme is scheduled to come to an end, 29 civil society organizations call for the...

Denying food: instead of receiving protection people go hungry on EU soil

Joint Open Letter 33 humanitarian, human rights and civil society organizations and initiatives are calling on Greek and European...

Are you eligible to eat?

[18.10.2021, 16:00 CET] For Immediate Release The Greek government should immediately disburse belated payments of cash assistance and...

Breaking Convention - Border Force endangering lives at sea

by Helen Barber A second suspected asylum seeker has been found drowned in the Channel in two months. This tragedy follows the death of a...