Selected Updates

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On Friday 4 October 2024 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), in line with the Advocate’s General Opinion, ruled that Member States cannot issue a decision rejecting an asylum application as inadmissible on the basis of the concept of a “safe third country” in cases where they have established that the asylum seeker will not be allowed to enter the territory of a country designated as safe.

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Asylum seekers in Greece have once again been denied their legal right to dignified living conditions after months of delay in payments of cash assistance, leaving people without an income and unable to meet their basic needs. Beneficiaries of the cash assistance program have been informed via text message that delays are occurring. However, there has been no public announcement from the Ministry of Migration and Asylum regarding the cause of the delays or how long they will last, leaving people in the dark about when to expect payments to resume.

Refugees & Migrants
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hias.org | 11 July 2024

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Refugee Support Aegean | 11 July 2024

New Pact on Immigration and Asylum: Unacceptable regression in the protection of asylum seekers

The recent adoption of the reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) in May 2024 marked the deconstruction of EU rules and the annulment of basic security guarantees for the protection of refugees, as well as the establishment of wide-ranging derogation regimes and violations of the rule of law.

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This report draws on information inter alia provided by the Directorate of the Hellenic Police and the General Secretariat for Vulnerable Persons and Institutional Protection (GSVP) of the Ministry on Migration and Asylum, national and international jurisprudence, reports by international, European and national human rights bodies and institutions, international and non-governmental organisations, publicly available data, media information as well as GCR’s observations from practice and information provided by the GCR Legal and Social Unit.

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Centers & Facilities
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Archive

Document of the month

Photos from a visit to the Bashira Centre spaces

 

HUMANcITY

Atlas

The Interactive Atlas of Lesvos that was produced as part of HUMANcITY project, it maps the humanitarian landscape on the island from 2019 to 2020. It records the official and unofficial humanitarian organizations and collectives and their respective functions as well as important events surrounding the refugee-immigrant phenomenon.

 

Refugee Observatory Blog

Άρθρο του Παυσανία Καραθανάση (μεταδιδακτορικού ερευνητή στο Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου - ερευνητικό πρόγραμμα Human(c)ity), για το Παρατηρητήριο της Προσφυγικής και Μεταναστευτικής Κρίσης στο Αιγαίο | Αύγουστος 2020.

Observatory of the Refugee and Migration Crisis in the Aegean, 11 April 2020

Observatory of the Refugee and Migration Crisis in the Aegean, 22 March 2020

The Observatory of the Refugee and Migration Crisis in the Aegean is kindly supported by the following organisations.