The Mechanism for Recording Incidents of Informal Forced Returns (Recording Mechanism), established by the Greek National Commission for Human Rights (GNCHR) to strengthen objectivity and reliability in reporting incidents of informal forced returns from Greek territory, is releasing its 2024 Annual Report.

109 organisations call for the immediate withdrawal of the illegal suspension of access to asylum in Greece.

A new report by CPT Aegean Migrant Solidarity offers an in-depth investigation into the construction and operation of the new Closed Controlled Access Center in Vastria, Lesvos.

Athens, 14 July 2025 – The Racist Violence Recording Network (the Network) is increasingly concerned by a noticeable shift in public discourse towards xenophobia, racist rhetoric, and diminishing adherence to fundamental principles of the rule of law, in the context of migration and asylum management in the country.

The new issue of the Greek Asylum Case Law Report released today provides excerpts from 82 decisions by administrative, civil and criminal courts, the Independent Appeals Committees and the Asylum Service, issued in the first half of 2025.