Press Releases
Conditions at Moria are “shameful”
13/9/2018
19 NGOs decry conditions at the site, now worse than ever, and call for sustainable solutions to both decongest the islands and improve conditions across first receptions centres in North Aegean Sea.
Joint call to the Greek authorities to end trade with the illegal Israeli settlements
12/10/2017
As we mark Israel’s 50th year of occupation of the Palestinian Territory this year, Israel continues to violate international law and Palestinian human rights without accountability.
Common Press Release about violent incidents in Moria, Lesvos
We express our deepest concern in relation to the information, complaints and testimonies about violence and abuse by the Hellenic Police in the detention center in Moria, Lesvos.
Blocking of EU Human rights diplomacy in favour of authoritarian countries undermines Greece’s solvency and political leadership
The decision of the Greek Government to block the joint EU statement with regard to the human rights situation in China and Egypt before the UN Human Rights Council’s 35thsession in June
Report on racist violence in Aspropyrgos
Common statement
On Monday 19/06/2017, the prosecutor of the Supreme Court Mrs. Demetriou met in her office representatives of agencies and organizations (Hellenic League for Human Rights,
More refoulements of Turkish asylum seekers in Evros
A few days ago HLHR publicized a complaint that concerned the informal refoulement of Turkish citizens seeking international protection from the state, from Greece back to Turkey. One of them is already held in a Turkish prison, and no further communication with him is possible.
Coordinated refoulements to Turkey?
Athens, May 29th, 2017
The Hellenic League for Human Rights has received allegations concerning the refoulement of Turkish asylum seekers in Evros
European Council meeting: over 150 NGOs urge EU leaders to stop violating migrants rights
On the occasion of the 9 and 10 March European Council meeting, HLHR
Press conference: The Rule of Law with Regards to the Possible Extradition of 8 Turkish Officials
“We cannot allow the eight to be extradited to Turkey. We can’t sacrifice our values, because it’s dangerous.”
Democracy in Turkey: no longer? What are we to do?
In the last years we have had clear signs of the retreat of the rule of law in Turkey. Today, with the pretext of tackling the “internal enemy”, the government has not only been restricting human rights
Children in cages: there is no end to the shame
Press Release
The recent images and report by the BBC on the ‘Lechaina Medical Centre for Children’ raise, once more, questions about Greek society’s stance
The arson attack on Athens Voice undermines Greek democracy
Press Release
In response to the recent arson attack on the newspaper Athens Voice, but also every similar attempt to use violence as a means to confront opinions and ideas
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