Humanitarian Governance

JOINT STATEMENT BY LEGAL CENTRE LESVOS, BORDERLINE-EUROPE, CAN’T EVICT SOLIDARITY AND AEGEAN MIGRANT SOLIDARITY
Since 2015, with the increased arrivals of boats coming from Turkey to Greece, thousands of people have faced charges, and people accused or convicted of human smuggling now make up the second largest prison population in Greece. The prosecution of A.B. is unfortunately not unique, as the targeting of migrants as smugglers has become a part of migration management in Greece, and throughout Europe.

Η υπόθεση «Η ERCI και οι υπόλοιποι» είναι μέρος μιας σειράς διώξεων που λαμβάνουν χώρα στο Αιγαίο και στη Μεσόγειο Θάλασσα, με στόχο να ποινικοποιήσουν την αλληλεγγύη και τη διάσωση μεταναστών. Ωστόσο, η συγκεκριμένη υπόθεση ξεχωρίζει στο ότι οι κατηγορούμενοι επιδιώκουν να δικαστούν με κάθε τρόπο και το δικαστήριο, πέντε χρόνια μετά, το αρνείται.

The Greek National Commission for Human Rights (GNCHR) as the National Human Rights Institution in Greece (NHRI) and the independent advisory body to the Greek State for the protection and promotion of human rights, presented the Recording Mechanism of Incidents of Informal Forced Returns at a Press Conference held at its premises on Tuesday 24 January at 11.30 am. During the Conference the Recording Mechanism's mode of operation and methodology was presented, as well as a number of findings, recorded in its first Interim Report.