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fighting for freedom of movement for all & a world without borders #noborders

i am white, cis-gendered and able-bodied, 🏳️‍🌈

[I Have Rights. @IHaveRights_]

Protest on Samos vs. Europe's colonial & racial migratory policies that have killed thousands fleeing violence. Solidarity w those affected by the shipwreck, including the 6 criminalised as “smugglers” to distract from Greek and EU authorities' responsibilities #Πυλος #shipwreck

[I Have Rights. @IHaveRights_]

See our contribution to the BVMN monthly report where we summarise the landmark Samos case of A.D. v Greece. Yet, instead of abandoning the hotspot approach and moving away from the use of inhumane facilities, the EU spent €276 million to build CCACs on the Greek islands.

[Dana Schmalz @DanaSchmalz]

Today's @ECHR_CEDH decision in case H.A. et al v. Greece: the living conditions in Moria in 2017-2018 violated the applicants' rights under article 3 ECHR (prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment)
https://t.co/SnRtdmTQLp

[LouiseMichel @MVLouiseMichel]

#PrideMonth

1/5 LGBTQI* (lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, inter) people suffer from discrimination & persecution all over the world, especially in religious countries. In more than 60 countries, queer people still face criminal prosecution, with prison sentences of up to 10 years

[PRO ASYL @ProAsyl]

Am Samstag kommt in #BadVilbel der Länderrat der Grünen zusammen - sozusagen ein kleiner Parteitag. Zu diesem Anlass protestieren wir vor Ort gegen die Zustimmung zu den #GEAS-Plänen! Kommt alle vorbei!

https://t.co/REnMj2rNXE

[RSA @rspaegean]

#Thread on the #shipwreck off the coast of #Pylos, #Greece

1/9 Today’s shipwreck off the coast of Pylos, Greece is possibly the country’s largest, with at least 78 deaths so far. Reports refer to up to 700 persons on board, meaning that hundreds are missing.

[I Have Rights. @IHaveRights_]

Today IHR will be contributing to #UN🇺🇳 discussions on the draft general comment on Article 4 of the OPCAT, representing @Border_Violence at the day of general discussion for the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and presenting data on human rights violations on Samos. (1/4)

[I Have Rights. @IHaveRights_]

Today the 🇪🇺 Parliament will talk about the anti-trafficking directive. @border_violence and I Have Rights both gave feedback on the proposed amendments. Let's talk about the gaps we identified. (1/6) 🧵⬇️

BVMN: https://t.co/DOBdcq4ICG

IHR: https://t.co/YHrqgdeGN1

[I Have Rights. @IHaveRights_]

In a joint submission to the #OHCHR with @mobileinfoteam & @borderviolence we call for:

End of default #detention of asylum seekers
Individualised assessments
End to detention of minors
Access to #asylum and legal aid
Independent monitoring mechanism 🧵⬇️
https://t.co/DElm8DE8HY

[I Have Rights. @IHaveRights_]

I Have Rights, alongside Just Action, @samosvolunteers, Avocats sans Frontières & Human Rights Legal project today call for the closure of the undignified prison-like Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC). 🧵⬇️
https://t.co/o1jW75v4Sd

[Solomon @we_are_solomon]

💥NEW: Following a months-long investigation by @katymfallon @g_christides, Solomon has documented for the first time the picturesque spot on #Samos where 10 asylum seekers were detained and abused by masked men before being cast adrift in the Aegean sea.

https://t.co/AHh8k9c9zW

[Katy Fallon @katymfallon]

The documented story of a woman & a group of ppl who arrived to a Greek island, were rounded up, beaten, robbed, abducted & abandoned at sea w/ documentation of where the crime happened in a gorgeous bay & a building used as a taverna in the summer. https://t.co/wiWwGULmdz

[I Have Rights. @IHaveRights_]

We are looking forward to presenting our work monitoring unlawful de facto #detention and deprivation of liberty in the EU-funded #Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre.

Register below to learn from the incredible @Border_Violence , @mobileinfoteam , @LHreports & @BorderCrim.

[I Have Rights. @IHaveRights_]

The #Samos #CCAC is essentially without interpreters, termed by @EFSYNTAKTON as an "endangered species” while police & private security are present 24/7 in the €43 million facility. Another indictor of the state's prioritisation of security over support. https://t.co/S3QWmVKusf

[I Have Rights. @IHaveRights_]

Here is a summary of IHR's contribution to @borderviolence's February monthly report: following @nyt's article on @Frontex's human rights officer's advice to end all operations in Greece, Frontex started attended at least twice to new arrival groups in Samos. (1/5) 🧵⬇️

[PRO ASYL @ProAsyl]

Ein erfreuliches Urteil aus Straßburg von Anfang April: Der #EGMR hat die Lebensbedingungen für eine schwangere Geflüchtete im Hotspot #Samos als »unmenschliche & erniedrigende Behandlung« eingestuft und Griechenland zu einer Entschädigung verurteilt!

https://t.co/eRbwiOJihs

[I Have Rights. @IHaveRights_]

This case study underlines the importance of legal assistance for people on the move. Here is what happened: (1/5) 🧵⬇️

https://t.co/afPLzB8quV

[Andreas Eibelshäuser @Anduss1307]

Important judgement by the ECHR:

For the first time, the European Court of Human Rights has condemned the living conditions faced by an asylum seeker in a Greek hotspot as inhumane and degrading treatment.

See more at: https://t.co/wORTO2yIsk

[Philipp Schönberger (he/him) @PS131211]

Big win 💪for the courageous woman who sued 🇬🇷 in front of the @ECHR_CEDH for forcing her to live in inhumane conditions in the #hotspot on #Samos.

The Court followed our submissions in all points and found a violation of Art. 3 ECHR:

https://t.co/DjdRTkG5jt

1/7 👇

[Lea Rösner @l_rosner]

A.D. arrived from Ghana to Samos 🇬🇷 in August 2019, already heavily pregnant. She had to live in a small tent in the camp under horrific living conditions up until giving birth. The ECtHR found that Greece had violated Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment).