Equal Legal Aid

Equal Legal Aid (ELA) defends the fundamental right to asylum in Greece and Europe - provide free legal assistance at every step of the asylum procedure

[ARCHIVED: Mobile Info Team @mobileinfoteam]

🛑In line with the protesters’ demands we call on the authorities to immediately take decisive action to reinstate interpretation services both in the asylum service and accommodation facilities across the Greek mainland and islands

https://t.co/6YpB9Gb2hf

[ARCHIVED: Mobile Info Team @mobileinfoteam]

✊MIT stands in solidarity with asylum seekers in Greek refugee camps protesting extensive delays in their asylum procedures, due to the ongoing disruption of interpretation services

📢Read the full statement here: https://t.co/5jvJwp47Vn

[Equal Legal Aid @EqualLegalAid]

Our latest newsletter is out!
A 'chaotic and undignified' reality - ➡️https://t.co/MqUv88C4b9

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📢 TODAY: 36 organisations sign a joint letter to @migrationgovgr calling for the immediate reinstatement of interpretation services for #asylum #seekers in Greece

Link to open letter: https://t.co/YAY0x4OxJ7

[ARCHIVED: Mobile Info Team @mobileinfoteam]

📣 New Joint NGO Statement published today with @RLSAthens @EqualRightsBB

❌Greece must fix its dysfunctional asylum system which unlawfully detains asylum seekers and denies them access to #fundamental #rightsviolated

👉🏾https://t.co/4KPwZF6lYA

[Platform for Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) @picum_ngo]

The new Schengen Borders Code is likely to encroach the right to freedom of movement within the EU, lead to increased racial profiling, and violate the principle of non-discrimination.

📚 Bookmark, read and share our new analysis: https://t.co/GqGUZ6GqPK

[ARCHIVED: Border Violence Monitoring Network @Border_Violence]

🚨The Border Violence Monitoring Network just launched the first report of the 
#MonitoringBorderTech series 🚨

Read it here : https://t.co/h5hpiSPVN7

[Equal Legal Aid @EqualLegalAid]

⚫️We join the Left group of the European Parliament in calling for the suspension of the EU’s trade and association agreement with Israel and demand an immediate and unconditional arms embargo on Israel ▶️ https://t.co/xfTdDEjTrz

[Equal Legal Aid @EqualLegalAid]

⚫️In the last week alone, Israeli bombs have killed more than 1150* people in Lebanon. So far, 1 million people have been displaced, including 100,000 who have fled to Syria.

*Report from the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.

[Equal Legal Aid @EqualLegalAid]

⚫️We join the call of international organisations for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon, Gaza & the Occupied Territories of Palestine, the guarantee of protection for civilians, unrestricted access to humanitarian aid and medical evacuations, and the establishment of safe routes.

[Vassilis Tsarnas @VassilisTsarnas]

#Greece: One more man, a 29-year-old Bangladeshi #migrant, was found dead in a police cell in a few days, this time in the equally notorious for #PoliceViolence, Omonia Police Station in Athens. They say he hung himself... We must end culture of impunity‼️
https://t.co/Eq8P8qZegE

[Aegean Migrant Solidarity | CPT Lesvos @CPTLesvos]

After so many years of waiting and postponements, Homayoun @freehomayoun will be out of prison in a few weeks. There must be an end to the systematic criminalization of migrants from Greece and Europe - Fortress !

#freehomayoun #freethemall #nodrivernosurvivor #safepassages

[Human Rights Legal Project @HRLPSamos]

"Real smugglers don't board the boats, they'd be crazy to risk their lives and face arrest upon arrival"

In an interview with @InfoMigrants, @BramFrouws comments on the lack of nuance in the European discourse on migration and smuggling.

https://t.co/pSRU6GDjRp

[Equal Legal Aid @EqualLegalAid]

⚖️27 Days Until Homayoun Sabetara’s appeal trial. Sentenced to 18 years in prison, Homayoun was arrested by Greek authorities while driving across the Turkish-Greek border. We demand his acquittal and an end to the unjust treatment faced by People on the Move. #freehomayoun

[ARCHIVED: Mobile Info Team @mobileinfoteam]

📢We are hiring!

Mobile Info Team is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Advocacy Officer to lead our efforts furthering the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and people on the move.

Start ASAP in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Details and apply here: https://t.co/SZUYw1hrhw

[Refugee Legal Support (RLS)🧡 @RLSAthens]

📢 Lack of maintenance of facilities is a recurrent issue across the camps in the Greek mainland. This has led to reduced capacities as many containers have become unliveable.

Dilapidated containers are still used, with 72% of respondents reporting inadequate conditions.

[I Have Rights. @IHaveRights_]

📣With @EqualLegalAid & @mobileinfoteam we jointly submit to the Committee of Ministers of the @coe on the cases of M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece & Rahimi v. Greece.

Together we provide evidence of the treatment of asylum seekers across Greece (🧵1/3). https://t.co/o6am3aUFjb

[RSA @rspaegean]

👉@EUombudsman opens an inquiry into how the
@EUAsylumAgency addresses allegations of rights violations in #Greece, stemming from a joint complaint by @IHaveRights_ & @ASFFrance which presents evidence of violations in the EUAA’s activities in #Samos.

https://t.co/K5oOZNoBT0

[Equal Legal Aid @EqualLegalAid]

📢This report details the inadequate living conditions and lack of access to services in refugee camps. We join @mobileinfoteam and @RLSAthens to call on the Greek state to accommodate asylum seekers in flats and houses in cities giving them access to services and wider society.

[ARCHIVED: Mobile Info Team @mobileinfoteam]

📢 TODAY @RLSAthens and @mobileinfoteam launch the new report #VoicesFromTheCamps

Based on interviews with 30 people from nine different camps in Greece, the report details inadequate living conditions and a lack of access to services.

Report link: https://t.co/H8bxeUbVRX