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Transfer Refugees and Asylum seekers to Safety on Mainland

Respect for Human Rights should Prevail over Use of Force Following yesterday’s fire in Moria, on Lesvos, which destroyed the Reception and Identification Centre, 31 civil society organizations call on the Greek Government to immediately provide assistance to people who lost their shelter. Those affected, among them many children and at-risk groups, must be carefully transferred to safety on the mainland. The transfer of at-risk groups, including unaccompanied children, pregnant […]

The first coronavirus case in Moria stresses the urgent need for a comprehensive integration policy and measures to safeguard the health of everyone

Athens, 8 September 2020: The first COVID-19 case was identified last week in Moria, spiraling concerns about the health and safety of the overcrowded Reception Center’s population. According to media reports,[i] the 40-year old refugee left Lesvos on 17 July, after being requested to exit the Center, and as per his right to move went […]

Press Release | The digital media training phase of EFIVOS project

Athens, 02/09/2020 PRESS RELEASE EFIVOS is a European Erasmus+ co-funded programme promoting inclusive education and common values among young people by raising awareness and enhancing their digital skills in media literacy. The project involves organizations from six EU countries (Greece, Italy, Germany, Cyprus, Sweden, Spain) led by the Network for Children’s Rights, with the main […]

Οpen letter 61 NGOs about the upcoming exits of recognized refugees from accommodation and cash assistance schemes

With an open letter 61 NGOs, among them the Network for Children’s Rights, are expressing their grave concern about the upcoming exits of at least 8,300 recognized refugees from accommodation and cash assistance schemes in Greece by the end of May 2020. A considerable number of these people, of which a large proportion are families […]

Open Letter to European Union Member States for the relocation of unaccompanied minors

Network for Children’s Rights along with other 65 NGOs, have send a letter to the European Union’s Governments, in which there is a jointly call to proceed immediately with the emergency relocation of unaccompanied children from the Reception and Identification Centres (RICs) on the Greek islands, on the meantime the situation might deteriorate due to […]

Coronavirus lockdown information (ENG, AR, FR, FA, BE, UR)

Coronavirus lockdown information below in: English, Arabic, French, Farsi, Bengali, Urdu (For more information available only in Greek for now: forma.gov.gr) Travel ban from Monday 23/3 to 6/4. You can go out only for the following reasons: 6 reasons: 1. visit to pharmacy or doctor 2. going to a supermarket 3. bank 4. going to help someone in […]