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So far Agathe Schramm has created 20 blog entries.

GREVIO evaluation report on the implementation of the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.

2023-07-03T07:54:28+00:00

Press Release Samos, Greece - I Have Rights (IHR) and The Human Rights Legal Project (HRLP) has submitted a joint report to the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) on the violations of the Istanbul Convention in Greece. The report highlights several [...]

GREVIO evaluation report on the implementation of the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.2023-07-03T07:54:28+00:00

Joint Statement: Shutdown of the Greek Asylum Service database leaves people unable to claim asylum and in limbo

2023-06-28T11:59:29+00:00

Between 5th May and 7th June 2023, most of the operations of Greek asylum authorities under the umbrella of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum (MoMA) were halted due to an upgrade of the Asylum Service’s database, Alkyoni. During this period, no operations involving the Alkyoni system could be performed, including registration of [...]

Joint Statement: Shutdown of the Greek Asylum Service database leaves people unable to claim asylum and in limbo2023-06-28T11:59:29+00:00

“They are killing minds”- Life in the Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre

2023-08-29T15:35:50+00:00

In a report out on International Refugee Day, I Have Rights shares testimonies of people held in the EU-Funded Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC). Vathy, 20th August 2023 (International Refugee Day) - A report out today provides testimony from people who are or have been accommodated in the Samos CCAC in 2023. [...]

“They are killing minds”- Life in the Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre2023-08-29T15:35:50+00:00

Policy Brief on evidence of Aegean pushbacks

2023-06-23T07:56:40+00:00

Following the video evidence published on May 19th by the New York Times,  I Have Rights (IHR) and the Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) sent a joint briefing to Members of Parliament, sharing data and testimonies of survivors of pushbacks in the Aegean recorded over the last two years. [...]

Policy Brief on evidence of Aegean pushbacks2023-06-23T07:56:40+00:00

Submission to the European Commission for the Have Your Say initiative on fighting human trafficking.

2023-06-23T07:56:59+00:00

The European Commission recently decided to review the EU Anti-Trafficking directive, and IHR has provided feedback on the proposed revisions. We believe that survivors of trafficking should be given the opportunity to disclose their experiences at all points of the asylum procedure. As the Northern Aegean islands are the entry point to the [...]

Submission to the European Commission for the Have Your Say initiative on fighting human trafficking.2023-06-23T07:56:59+00:00

Input to the OHCHR Secretary-General Report on the Human Rights of Migrants: Key challenges relating to immigration detention in Greece

2023-06-23T08:22:32+00:00

Joint submission from I Have Rights and Mobile Info Team, with the support of the Border Violence Monitoring Network. In this submission we present key challenges and recommendations relating to formal immigration detention and de facto detention in Greece. We identify systemic challenges, as well as contextual differences, in the practices of both Pre-Removal [...]

Input to the OHCHR Secretary-General Report on the Human Rights of Migrants: Key challenges relating to immigration detention in Greece2023-06-23T08:22:32+00:00

Letter from people in the Samos CCAC

2023-06-23T08:23:12+00:00

This letter was shared with us from people that are currently protesting in the Samos Closed Controlled Access Center (CCAC). With their permission, we are sharing it here. AGENDA OF THE PROTEST Greetings from the Concern Asylum Seekers of the Samos Camp. For quite too long, we have been going through a lot of [...]

Letter from people in the Samos CCAC2023-06-23T08:23:12+00:00

Joint Statement: Call for the Closure of the Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre

2023-06-23T08:23:44+00:00

As actors on the island who work to defend the rights of people on the move, we are deeply concerned about the Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre’s (CCAC) compliance with human rights standards and have, since its opening, called for its closure and for people to be accommodated within communities and in housing that [...]

Joint Statement: Call for the Closure of the Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre2023-06-23T08:23:44+00:00

Newsletter #6 – April 2023

2023-06-28T09:23:45+00:00

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*   Updates from Samos   Dear supporters of I Have Rights,   It has been a few months since the new year started and the situation has been critical. Samos experienced arrival rates much higher than the ones of previous winters, with over six hundred recorded in the first three months of [...]

Newsletter #6 – April 20232023-06-28T09:23:45+00:00

Appeals Authority overrule the asylum service’s decision to put a vulnerable person through the accelerated procedure

2023-06-23T08:24:19+00:00

Case Study In an asylum case where I Have Rights provided legal aid, the Greek Appeals Authority ruled that the Regional Asylum Office of Samos failed to consider an asylum seeker’s vulnerability when subjecting her to the accelerated asylum procedure and rejected her claim on credibility grounds. As such, her appeal was [...]

Appeals Authority overrule the asylum service’s decision to put a vulnerable person through the accelerated procedure2023-06-23T08:24:19+00:00
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