Athens, 27 July 2023: In a joint submission to the Prosecutors of the Piraeus Naval Court, the First Instance Court of Mytilene and the Supreme Court Prosecutor, 28 civil society organisations are calling for an effective investigation into potential criminal acts committed in relation to what was published on 19 May 2023 by the New […]
Focus group results on the knowledge of teenagers and young people about the European Union
Under the premises of the European program (CERV) "EFIVOS II", focus groups were organized in 7 countries (Denmark, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, Italy, Romania, Cyprus) on the topic of teenagers and young people's knowledge about the European Union, policies and the European Strategy for Youth. A total of 184 young people participated (98 girls, 80 boys [...]
Forced food insecurity at the Lesvos Closed Controlled Access Centre
DATE: 15 June 2023 TO: Mr Daniel Esdras, Minister of Migration and Asylum; Mr Emmanuel Logothetis, Special Secretary-General for the Reception of Asylum Seekers; Ms Patrina Paparrigopoulou, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs; Ms Ylva Johansson, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs; Ms Beate Gminder, Deputy Director-General of the European Commission (Task Force Migration Management). CC: […]
Job Vacancy | Cultural Mediator/Interpreter Arabic full time| Submit until 26/05/2023
In the framework of the program for Unaccompanied refugee children in Attica. In collaboration with the National Emergency Response Mechanism for Unaccompanied Minors in Unsafe Living Conditions (“National Mechanism”) implemented by the Network for Children’s Rights, it is announced the position of full-time Arabic/Arabic interpreter / cultural mediator working in shifts. Location: Athens Duration: 5 […]
Πρόσκληση για την παρουσίαση του βιβλίου μας “Έχω δικαίωμα; Έχω δικαίωμα!” 🗓
Στην εκδήλωση θα μιλήσουν για το βιβλίο τα μέλη της δημιουργικής ομάδας – ο συγγραφέας Πάνος Χριστοδούλου, η εικονογράφος Στέλλα Στεργίου, η Κούλα Πανάγου, η Στέλλα Δημητρακοπούλου, η agent Veronique Kirchhoff, η κοινωνική λειτουργός Δρ. Λίνα Λαχανιώτη και η εκδότρια Μαριάννα Ψύχαλου. Στη συζήτηση που θα ακολουθήσει, θα μιλήσουν οι: Αγγελική Γιαννακοπούλου – καθ. Παιδικής […]
Children in Greece without documents, children still at risk
We, the undersigned, 16 organisations, members of the Child’s Rights Advocacy Network, working to support asylum-seeking and refugee children in Greece, wish to express our concerns about the proposed provisions for unaccompanied and separated children in a newly proposed Immigration Code and call on Greek authorities to reconsider Article 162 of this Code and amend […]
U-Report GR and Refugee Week GR join forces on the occasion of World Refugee Day!
U-Report, UNICEF’s global platform for the promotion of youth participation, and Refugee Week Greece, a cultural festival that celebrates the contributions and creativity of refugees, want to find out what teenagers and young people think about the inclusion of refugees and immigrants in Greek society! Athens 6 June 2022: On the occasion of the international […]
Results analysis from the first U-report poll
U-Reporters from all over Greece respond – “What can local authorities do to make your city more friendly to children and youth?” A poll titled “What can local authorities do to make your city more friendly to children and youth?” run on UNICEF’s U-Report Greece platform from 5 April to 10 May 2022. 545 out […]
NCR amongst the organizations to receive funding from BeMed for 2022
In 2022, 13 new projects from 10 different countries aiming to protect the Mediterranean Sea from plastic pollution will be included in BeMed’s initiatives and will reinforce its efforts for a cleaner marine environment. One of these 13 projects will be undertaken by the Network for Children’s Rights, as a receiver of funding from BeMed under the […]
Shared Custody: Considerable active participation on our FB Live Event for the proposed bill
On Wednesday April 7th 2021, a Facebook Live Event by the Network for Children’s Rights about the proposed new bill regarding shared custody, was met with great interest, multiple shares and active participation of our online audience, which was reflected by the over 380 Facebook comments. The constructive discussion that ensued, focused on all […]