Greece: The unlawful suspension of access to asylum must be immediately withdrawn

17/07/2025
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In response to the recent legislative amendment adopted by the Greek Parliament temporarily suspending access to asylum for people arriving from North Africa, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and 71 other civil society organisations have united to denounce this unlawful measure. The statement calls for the immediate withdrawal of the provision and urges the European Commission to act swiftly to ensure compliance with European Union and international law.

The unlawful suspension of access to asylum must be immediately withdrawn
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  • Co-signatories

    1. Action for Women
    2. aditus foundation
    3. Albanian Migrants Association "Mother Teresa"
    4. Amnesty International
    5. Associazione Ricreativa e Culturale Italiana (ARCI)
    6. Association for Legal Studies on Immigration (ASGI)
    7. Avocats Sans Frontières France
    8. Boat Refugee Foundation
    9. Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
    10. Changemakers Lab
    11. Collective Aid
    12. Cyprus Refugee Council (CyRC)
    13. Defence for Children International Greece
    14. Diotima Centre
    15. Doctors Without Borders – Greek Section
    16. Dynamo International Social Street Workers Network
    17. ECHO100PLUS
    18. Emantes – International LGBTQIA+ Solidarity
    19. EmpowerVan
    20. Equal Legal Aid (ELA)
    21. Equal Rights Beyond Borders
    22. EuroMed Rights
    23. European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
    24. European Lawyers in Lesvos (ELIL)
    25. Faros
    26. Fenix Humanitarian Legal Aid
    27. Fondation pour la Promotion des Droits en Algérie
    28. Greek Council for Refugees (GCR)
    29. Greek Forum of Migrants
    30. Greek Forum of Refugees
    31. Greek Housing Network
    32. Hellenic League for Human Rights (HLHR)
    33. HIAS Greece
    34. Human Rights Association (IHD)
    35. Human Rights Watch (HRW)
    36. The HOME Project
    37. Human Rights Legal Project
    38. I Have Rights
    39. InterEuropean Human Aid Association
    40. International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
    41. International Rescue Committee (IRC) Hellas
    42. INTERSOS HELLAS
    43. Irida Women’s Centre
    44. Iridia Association - Centre for the Defence of Humans Rights
    45. Ithaca Laundry
    46. Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Europe
    47. Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Greece
    48. Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Portugal
    49. KISA Action for Equality, Support, Antiracism
    50. Legal Centre Lesvos
    51. Lighthouse Relief
    52. Médecins du Monde International
    53. Migrant Voice
    54. Mobile Info Team
    55. Network for Children’s Rights
    56. Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
    57. Pope John XXIII Community
    58. PRAKSIS
    59. PRO ASYL
    60. Project Armonia
    61. Refugee Support Aegean (RSA)
    62. Refugees International
    63. Refugees Welcome, Denmark
    64. Safe Passage International Greece
    65. Samos Volunteers
    66. Save the Children
    67. Second Tree
    68. Servicio Jesuita a Migrantes España
    69. Symbiosis-Council of Europe School of Political Studies
    70. Terre des hommes Hellas
    71. Velos Youth Centre
    72. Vouliwatch

  • Member organisations - Greece

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