We fill gaps in humanitarian protection for people seeking refuge, supporting them to meet their survival needs and access social or integration services.
Greece
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A final thought: however difficult the last few days have been, it simply doesn’t compare to having to flee your home from persecution or war to seek refuge in a land far away. It’s heartwarming to have seen the empathy towards their plight from so many of you. 3/4
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We, alongside other orgs and activists, are calling on @RishiSunak to reunite thousands of Afghan families separated after Op Pitting. 18 months later, the UK govt keeps failing Afghan people. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023…
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Humanitarians face trial in Greece on January 10 for saving lives the authorities didn't want saved. The prosecution seems undaunted by the law or facts (or a Netflix film xitter.gq/netflix/status/1565340…). The case is not just riddled with flaws, it's out of Kafka hrw.org/news/2022/12/22/gree…
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We must not wait for a famine declaration in East Africa - urgent funding and action are needed now.
IRC Europe’s @HarlemDesir speaking at our panel discussion on food insecurity with @EURACTIV.
Watch: eu.rescue.org/event/euractiv…
ALT "Climate change is not a crisis for the future - it's already here. But some people are paying a higher price, especially in East Africa and the Sahel."
Lighthouse Relief retweeted
2 ship wrecks occurred last night in Greece. At least 80 from about 100 #RefugeesGR could have been rescued at the island of #Kythera #Κύθηρα Another boat sunk near #Petalidi, off #Lesvos so far 15 young women reported drowned from 40.
Διπλή επιχείρηση διάσωσης του Λιμενικού σε Λέσβο και Κύθηρα (βίντεο) - Τουλάχιστον 15 μετανάστες νεκροί athensvoice.gr/epikairotita/…
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Today and every day, we stand with women who continue to fight for their rights despite threats of violence, retaliation and more.
Every woman—no matter race, class, location or more—should have the right to freedom and safety.
Say it with us: Women’s rights are human rights.
Lighthouse Relief retweeted
One year since the 1st controlled access centre opened in Greece, asylum seekers remain contained.
CCACs fly in the face of the EU’s community-centred approach to integration & inclusion, failing to support the interests of not just new arrivals but their host communities too.
ALT Image of refugee camp with barbed wire fences: Closed Controlled Access Centres are EU-funded asylum seeker containment facilities in remote locations on several Greek isles. Prison-like, they are surrounded by barbed wire fences and monitored 24/7 with CCTV.
Lighthouse Relief retweeted
One year ago, the first residents entered the Closed Controlled Access Centre of #Samos. In the @AdvocacySamos’s report, residents describe in their own words how living in a prison-like structure feels like. Read the full report written in collaboration with @IHAVERIGHTS_eu ⬇️
To mark 1-year since the opening of the CCAC on #Samos, we have put together a report built upon direct quotes from residents. The aim is to let the quotes and photos, and the individuals behind them, speak for themselves. (1/4)
bit.ly/3xBc5SX
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I co-authored this Report about the access of refugee children to education in #Greece
🚸As new school year just started, the Greek Government is reminded to improve its "grades" by including all children in formal education.
Read our report here tdh.gr/en/report-must-do-bet…
As a new school year for refugee children just started, we call on the Greek government to improve its grades concerning equal attendance and quality education.
🚸 Read the article and full report here:
tdh.gr/en/reminder-greek-gov…
#Refugees #ChildRights #school
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Today, schools across Greece re-open for the new school year. Despite significant advances, refugee children are not fully included in formal education.
Mojdeh has been in Greece for 4 years. Her 7-year-old daughter attended school - for the time in her life - this past April.
ALT Illustration of Mojdeh, a refugee and single mother, dropping her daughter off at school.
Lighthouse Relief retweeted
Greece’s reception of Ukrainians escaping Russia’s invasion shows another way is possible – if only there was the political will.
thenewhumanitarian.org/news-…
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1 year since Turkey was designated a 'safe third country' for refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Somalia and Pakistan. Greece must revoke the decision to consider Turkey a safe country - Sign the Petition: chng.it/xgXTSKWb via @UKChange @LighthouseRR
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Today we publish our latest report #BlockedfromtheSystem demonstrating that the 3 narrow avenues to register asylum on mainland Greece since Nov 2021 are dysfunctional. 6 months later there is a near-total lack of access to asylum.
➡️ Read the report: mobileinfoteam.org/blockedfr…
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Just no excuse for children to be denied their educational rights. #Greece must ensure access to school for all children regardless of their legal status.
#Ritsona #buildschoolsnotwalls
#Refugeesgr
Noting that 100 children living in #Ritsona have missed three years of school, the Greek public advocate criticized the administration for failing to uphold the right of all #children, including those living in #refugee camps, to access #education.
efsyn.gr/stiles/apopseis/339…
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As Greece welcomes #refugees from Ukraine, 30 Syrians, incl children and a pregnant woman, are spending their 5th day stranded on an islet in the Evros River between #Greece & #Turkey, according to @rights360 who secured an intervention by @ECHR_CEDH and says a child is missing.
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In #RitsonaCamp #MalakasaCamp and #ThivaCamp there is a heavy snowy and the water is cut, last night we didn’t have electricity as well.
We have received many messages about the emergency weather condition, but don’t know when they will fix the problem.
#FreedomOfMovement
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Situation Update: Unaccompanied Children (UAC) in Greece on 31 December 2021
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