The Advocacy Team works to end detention of people on the move, to end pushbacks and to fortify access to asylum through a fair asylum procedure and independent legal support. Through advocacy, I Have Rights aims to raise awareness, pressure political actors, make recommendations for change, as well as give people seeking safety space to share their experiences and amplify their voices.
New Report: The struggle for Recognition: Updates on the Situation of Survivors of Human Trafficking in the Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) in Samos GalleryNew Report: The struggle for Recognition: Updates on the Situation of Survivors of Human Trafficking in the Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) in Samos
New Report: The struggle for Recognition: Updates on the Situation of Survivors of Human Trafficking in the Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) in Samos
The Struggle for Recognition: Survivors of Human Trafficking Continue to Face Systematic Rights Violations on Samos New I Have Rights report reveals persistent failures in the identification and protection of survivors of human trafficking in Greece. Three years after I Have Rights (IHR) published its first report documenting the systematic [...]
Joint letter: Lack of access to the asylum procedure following the entry into force of Law 5307/2026
(English and footnotes bellow) Θέμα: Απουσία πρόσβασης στη διαδικασία ασύλου μετά την έναρξη ισχύος του Ν 5307/2026 Προς: Τον κ. Υπουργό Μετανάστευσης και Ασύλου, Αθανάσιο Πλεύρη Κοιν. κ. Κωνσταντίνα Παπακώστα, Γενική Γραμματέα Μεταναστευτικής Πολιτικής κ. Σπυρίδων Σταθούλης, Γενικός Γραμματέας Υποδοχής Αιτούντων Άσυλο κ. Ηρακλής Μοσκώφ, Γενικός Γραμματέας Ευάλωτων [...]
Joint statement: As the Ministry reconsider the JMD on free initial legal counseling, we demand: Legal guidance must serve rights, not deterrence
As the Ministry reconsider the JMD on free initial legal counseling, we demand: Legal guidance must serve rights, not deterrence The Greek government is introducing a new framework for initial legal counseling provided to asylum seekers. A recent Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD) assigns the task exclusively to a special [...]
Press release: Serious maladministration in EU asylum agency’s processes confirmed
Press release: Serious maladministration in EU asylum agency’s processes confirmed On 6 July 2026, the European Ombudsman published its recommendations to the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) in our joint complaint of I Have Rights and Avocats Sans Frontières France submitted in January 2024 (Case 229/2024/AML). The complaint [...]
Statement on Greece’s Implementation of the EU Migration Pact: Institutionalising Exception, Detention and Exclusion
Statement on Greece’s Implementation of the EU Migration Pact: Institutionalising Exception, Detention and Exclusion On World Refugee Day, seventy-five years after the adoption of the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention as a cornerstone of international refugee law, we warn that Greece’s newly adopted law to implement the EU Pact on Migration [...]
Joint Statement: The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Enters into Force: Institutionalising Border Violence Across Europe
Today, the EU New Pact on Migration and Asylum (the Pact) enters into force, marking a devastating blow to the right to seek asylum and the respect for international law in Europe. While presented by the European Union as a historic agreement to efficiently “manage migration,” the implementation of the [...]