Legal Centre Lesvos (LCL) Updates

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the last quarter of 2024, Greek islands experienced a significant increase in arrivals, with 19,009 people reaching Greece by sea between October and December, including more...

Introductory remarks Democratic Lawyers of Switzerland: The Democratic Lawyers of Switzerland (Demokratische Jurist*innen Schweiz, DJS) is an association of lawyers in Switzerland and a member of the...

Trends in Arrivals and Pushbacks in the Aegean - Between July and September 2024, the number of sea arrivals to the Aegean islands doubled compared to the previous quarter. However, data on recent...

Joint Statement Recognised refugees in Greece face insurmountable obstacles when trying to exercise their right to family reunification with their close family members. This is despite the fact that...

Since the beginning of 2020, the Greek authorities have engaged in a series of reforms and illegal practices severely obstructing the right to seek asylum: from the unilateral suspension of asylum in...

(1) Living conditions Continued inhumane and degrading living conditions in Mavrovouni de-facto detention-center. 24-30 April – Closure of all safe and alternative accommodations for migrants in...

Athens, 14 June 2021: With a new Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD) issued on 7 June,1 the Greek State designates Turkey as a “safe third country” for families, men, women and children of five...

On 12 April 2020, the Legal Centre Lesvos (LCL) filed a new complaint before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) regarding “pushback” operations in the Aegean Region by the Hellenic Coast...

The full newsletter can be downloaded or viewed here. (1) Conditions in the camp: Inhuman and degrading conditions Mavrovouni / Karatepe ‘Temporary Reception and Identification Centre’ – more...

TO: The Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Kyriakos Mitsotakis The Minister of Education and Religious Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Niki Kerameus The President of the European Parliament,...

Since March 2020, collective expulsions in the Aegean Sea have been perpetrated with impunity. Legal Centre Lesvos’ new report contributes to the growing body of evidence, media coverage, civil...