Interim measures are urgent measures which apply only where there is an imminent risk of irreparable harm. It enables the applicants to temporarily secure their rights in an accelerated procedure. Such measures are decided in connection with proceedings before the Court without prejudging the case in question.
The European Court of Human Rights is an international court set up in 1959. It rules on individual or state applications claiming violations of the human rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
The European Convention on Human Rights is an international treaty under which the member States of the Council of Europe promise to secure fundamental civil and political rights, not only to their own citizens but also to everyone within their jurisdiction. The Convention secures in particular: the right to life, the right to a fair [...]
According to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) “no one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that degrading and inhumane living conditions in refugee camps can amount to a violation of Art. 3 ECHR by the [...]
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IHaveRights is a project of the Refugee Law Clinic Berlin e.V.. The Refugee Law Clinic Berlin e.V. offers free and independent legal information for refugees and migrants in Berlin and on the Greek island of Samos.
Our experience shows that the submission of urgent complaints is only successful for people who are part of special vulnerable groups, e.g. pregnant women and unaccompanied minors. However, we are not content with creating yet another source of support limited to the most vulnerable people. The reason for this limit is the existing case law [...]
Our initial legal team was founded by legal counsellors of the Refugee Law Clinic Berlin e.V. on Samos. The organisation provides legal support to asylum seekers and refugees on Samos. Already existing connections with NGOs and asylum seekersrefugees on the island allowed us to start our work on Samos. However, as interim measures have recently [...]
We envision a European society based on universal human rights and access to justice for everybody. Currently, access to justice is out of reach for asylum seekers in the “Hotspots” at the European Border.The words “I have rights, I am not an animal!” have been voiced by thousands of refugees in the Greek Hotspots during [...]
