Press Releases

The Aegean NGO network published an update on living conditions and access to rights for residents of the Closed Control Access Centres (CCACs) on Lesvos, Samos, Chios and Leros. To read more, click here.

  • ELIL, together with 19 other NGOs in Greece, signed a joint letter to raise awareness about the new age assessment procedure for minors. To read the full letter, click here.

  • The CCBE wrote a letter in support of all lawyers working in the field of migration and asylum. To read the full letter, click here.

  • The CNB (Conseil National des Barreaux) releases a resolution regarding the threats to the right to asylum in Greece and Poland. Read the original French here, and an English translation here.

  • The CCBE (Council of Bar and Law Societies of Europe) responds to the EU Civil Society strategy, mentioning particularly the current state of civil space for lawyers working in migration in Greece (p. 5). Read the full response here.

  • The Aegean NGO Network releases a briefing regarding the tightening restrictions on NGO operations - click here to read the briefing.

  • ELIL co-signs letter regarding targeting and intimidation of civil society organisations providing legal support to persons denied access to asylum in Greece - click here to read the letter

 
 

  • European Court of Human Rights intervenes in ELIL case at the Poland-Belarus border. Click here to read the full statement.