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.
Press Release Joint Letter Cash Assistance to Asylum Seekers in Greece must Resume Immediately
Press Release Joint Letter Cash Assistance 26th February 2026 Cash assistance payment has not been provided consistently to asylum seekers in Greece since April 2024, This prolonged disruption has created a long term crisis for asylum seekers in the country and denies them their legal right to dignified living. In [...]
JOINT STATEMENT: Provision of Cash Assistance to Asylum Seekers in Greece must Resume Immediately
(English Below) Κοινή Δήλωση: Άμεση αποκατάσταση του προγράμματος καταβολής οικονομικού βοηθήματος στους αιτούντες άσυλο Οι αιτούντες άσυλο στην Ελλάδα δεν έχουν λάβει το προβλεπόμενο από την νομοθεσία/ Ευρωπαικη νομοθεσία από τον Απρίλιο του 2024. Οι συνεχείς καθυστερήσεις έχουν αφήσει τους αιτούντες άσυλο χωρίς οικονομικό βοήθημα για σχεδόν 21 μήνες, στερώντας [...]
EU Strategy on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Feedback from I Have Rights
EU Strategy on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Feedback from I Have Rights. I Have Rights (IHR) is a non-profit refugee law clinic operating on the Greek island of Samos. We provide free legal information to asylum seekers to guide them through the asylum process, ensure they understand their [...]
Joint Civil Society Statement on the Migration Ministry bill
Joint Civil Society Statement on the Migration Ministry bill (Greek Below) Working for an organisation registered in the “NGO Registry” of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum becomes a punishable offence with the proposed changes to Articles 24 and 25 of the Migration Code. After five years of constant recommendations [...]
I Have Rights Annual 2025 Report
2025 was a year marked by a further drastic degradation of the rights of asylum seekers. As we move into 2026, the EU Migration and Asylum Pact is set to be implemented in Greece and across Europe. Yet even before its formal rollout across Europe, we have already witnessed [...]
Press release: Submission to the European Commission for the Have Your Say initiative on the Frontex Recast Regulation.
I HAVE RIGHTS’ Advocacy Taskforce submitted feedback to the European Commission regarding the Recast Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard/Frontex. In our submission, we focus on Article 46 of the Regulation, which obliges Frontex’s executive director to leave an operational area where fundamental rights and international [...]