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: The Greek Ombusdperson finds it imperative that vulnerable persons be transferred to mainland facilities in accordance with Greek law. GalleryPress release: The Greek Ombusdperson finds it imperative that vulnerable persons be transferred to mainland facilities in accordance with Greek law.
Press release: The Greek Ombusdperson finds it imperative that vulnerable persons be transferred to mainland facilities in accordance with Greek law.
Following a joint complaint made earlier by Samos-based organisations, the Greek Ombudsperson, on the 1st of August, found it imperative that persons suffering from serious illnesses or having other vulnerability characteristics be transferred to facilities in the mainland, in accordance with Greek law, so that they can enjoy special [...]
Joint Statement: Urging the Greek Government to withdraw the new draft law on returns.
On the 17th of July, the Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum announced a draft law on the "Reform of the framework and procedures for the return of third-country nationals – Other provisions of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum". The draft law will be presented in the Hellenic [...]
Joint statement by BVMN, IHR and MIT: On the suspension of asylum applications for people arriving by sea from the North African route.
Joint statement by BVMN, IHR and MIT: We strongly condemn the Greek government’s new legislative amendment to suspend the processing of asylum applications for people arriving by sea from the North African route. On the 9th of July, Greece’s new Minister of Migration and Asylum, Thanos Plevris, announced the [...]
New Report: Greek Ministry of Migration Fails to Comply with Data Protection Order in Samos CCAC
The Hellenic Ministry of Migration (MoMA) continues to violate data protection rights of asylum seekers in the Samos Closed Control Access Centre (CCAC), I Have Rights and Homo Digitalis said in a report released today. The report, titled “They Never Tell Us Anything”: Ongoing Data Rights Violations in [...]
Joint Statement: Cash assistance must resume immediately: After 9 months without financial support, asylum seekers in Greece are struggling to meet their basic needs GalleryJoint Statement: Cash assistance must resume immediately: After 9 months without financial support, asylum seekers in Greece are struggling to meet their basic needs
Joint Statement: Cash assistance must resume immediately: After 9 months without financial support, asylum seekers in Greece are struggling to meet their basic needs
The undersigned organisations are in contact with asylum seekers living in refugee camps throughout Greece who report desperation at the ongoing lack of cash assistance payments, which has left people in the asylum procedure without any income since summer 2024. For some who face lengthy delays in the [...]
Joint Letter: Unlawful Detention and Sub-standard Conditions Must Not Become a Blueprint For The EU Migration Pact
Together with four organizations, I Have Rights urges the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, to use the EU Commission’s oversight to monitor and improve conditions in the Samos CCAC to address its persistent shortcomings and human rights concerns. Ahead of last year’s adoption of [...]