Athens, 29/05/2024 On 14th May the main provider of interpreters to the Greek asylum service, Metadrasi, announced the suspension of its services in both Reception and Identification Centres (RICs) and [...]
London, 10/05/2024 Fleeing home is a last resort. People are forced to abandon their entire lives to do so. In an unstable world, it could happen to any of us. [...]
London, 23/04/2024 There are reports emerging that “several people” have died this morning while trying to cross the Channel for the UK. This is tragic, awful news. Our thoughts are [...]
Aalem and his family’s story demonstrates one of the least reported issues that have resulted from Brexit – asylum seekers hoping to reunite with their loved ones are facing new, [...]
In March 2016, the EU-Turkey Statement was issued. This statement was a landmark that set us on a course for the implementation of violent and draconian border policies throughout Europe. [...]
To the Prime Ministers of Belgium, Alexander De Croo, Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Italy, Giorgia Meloni, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen, We, undersigned civil society [...]
Joint Statement Recognised refugees in Greece face insurmountable obstacles when trying to exercise their right to family reunification with their close family members. This is despite the fact that family [...]
Amidst warnings from over 50 Civil Society Organisations, EU lawmakers reached a political agreement on the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum in December. The agreement is a continuation [...]
RLS is one of 20 civil society organisations to have joined together to denounce inhumane and degrading living conditions in the Samos refugee camp – known as the Closed Controlled [...]
RLS’s Athens Legal Coordinator, Lucy Alper, recently delivered training to staff of Meraki community centre in Athens. She covered the asylum procedure and people’s rights as well as history and [...]
