In an announcement on April 15, the Ministry of Migration and Asylum announced across-the-board cuts in financial assistance for all asylum seekers who are not housed in facilities run by the Ministry or its partner organisations as of July 1, 2021. This announcement was made without the issuance of any pertinent Ministerial Decision specifying the […]
PR | Greece deems Turkey “safe”, but refugees are not
The substantive examination of asylum applications is the only safe solution for refugees. Athens, 14 June 2021: With a new Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD) issued on 7 June, the Greek State designates Turkey as a “safe third country” for families, men, women and children of five nationalities2 seeking international protection in Greece. It is noted […]
Open letter about the Greek Recovery and Resilience Plan
To Deputy Minister of Finance, Theodoros Skylakakis CC: Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Minister of Finance, Christos Staikouras The European Commission Recovery and Resilience Task Force (RECOVER) Athens, Tuesday 23rd March 2021 Open letter about the Greek Recovery and Resilience Plan: opacity and lack of participation Dear Mr. Minister, The signatory Civil Society Organisations would like […]
Open Letter: “All children have the right to go to school. Do not take that away from them”
OPEN LETTER: “ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO GO TO SCHOOL. DO NOT TAKE THAT AWAY FROM THEM”. TO: The Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Kyriakos Mitsotakis The Minister of Education and Religious Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Niki Kerameus The President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli The President of the European Commission, […]
CPU – Psychosocial and Legal Support
The Child Protection Unit has been operating since October 2017 with the aim of protecting and supporting unaccompanied minors and their rights. Since April 2021, it has been operating within the framework of the National Emergency Response Mechanism for unaccompanied minors in precarious living conditions under the General Secretariat of Vulnerable Citizens and Institutional Protection. [...]
Participation of the Network for Children’s Rights in the 18th National Round Table of the NGO “Antigone”
The Network for Children’s Rights participated in on December 16, 2019 in the 18th National Round Table on Discrimination organized by the Non-Profit Organization “Antigone” with theme: “The Fundamental Parameters of Social Integration of Refugees in Greece in the Years of the Refugee Issue dominant European case“. The Network was represented by the Legal Aid […]
CiSoTRA | Facilitating the Transition of Unaccompanied Minor Refugees to Successful Adulthood
Action Synergy and the Network for Children’s Rights invite you to a three-day seminar aimed at developing the skills of professionals working with adolescent immigrants and refugees and sharing experiences and ways of working. The seminar is organized in the framework of the European program CISOTRA. Attendance at the seminar is free and will be […]