Following a joint complaint made earlier by Samos-based organisations, the Greek Ombudsperson, on the 1st of August, found it imperative that persons suffering from serious illnesses or having other v...

Joint statement on M.S.S and H.A supervision

Joint statement by BVMN, IHR and MIT: We strongly condemn the Greek government’s new legislative amendment to suspend the processing of asylum applications for people arriving by sea from the North Af...

The Hellenic Ministry of Migration (MoMA) continues to violate data protection rights of asylum seekers in the Samos Closed Control Access Centre (CCAC), I Have Rights and Homo Digitalis said in a rep...

The Hellenic Ministry of Migration (MoMA) continues to violate data protection rights of asylum seekers in the Samos Closed Control Access Centre (CCAC), I Have Rights and Homo Digitalis said in a rep...

The undersigned organisations are in contact with asylum seekers living in refugee camps throughout Greece who report desperation at the ongoing lack of cash assistance payments, which has left people...

Together with four organizations, I Have Rights urges the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, to use the EU Commission’s oversight to monitor and improve conditions in the ...

A new report by I Have Rights (IHR) and the Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) details testimonies from 59 people on the move who…

In 2023, one in four applicants for international protection in Europe was a child. Greece remains a critical entry point, with over 6,400 refugee and migrant children arriving in the first half of 20...

Exposing how Israel’s sales of military technology is aiding state control around the world.

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Τα ανήλικα κρατούνται υπό άθλιες συνθήκες στη Safe Zone της Δομής, η οποία είναι δυναμικότητας 200 παιδιών

Joint submission to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe I Have Rights, Equal Legal Aid and Mobile Info Team jointly presented evidence to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of

A recent NGO report alleges that the Greek authorities are "violating the rights of asylum seekers in the digital arena" and "forcibly removing mobile phones" from asylum seekers as they enter the Sam...

Hot off the heels of being condemned by the European Court of Human Rights for systemic pushbacks, Greece is also violating the rights of asylum seekers in the digital arena.  21 January 2025, Samos,...

Nel Centro ad Accesso Controllato e Chiuso dell'isola violazioni anche nell'ambito digitale

Venture capital firm helped launch Israeli tech companies whose tech is now being used on refugees in Europe

Aegean Islands Weekly Snapshot 13 - 19 Jan 2025

Hot off the heels of being condemned by the European Court of Human Rights for systemic pushbacks, Greece is also violating the rights of asylum seekers in the digital arena.  21 January 2025, Samos,...

Venture capital firm helped launch Israeli tech companies whose tech is now being used on refugees in Europe

Report alleges 'invasive' surveillance technology is used at closed migrant camp on the island of Samos – and claims Greek authorities often remove asylum seekers' phones.

Greek border authorities are subjecting asylum seekers to invasive phone confiscations and artificial intelligence-powered surveillance, in another potential violation of European data protection laws

Hot off the heels of being condemned by the European Court of Human Rights for systemic pushbacks, Greece is also violating the rights of asylum seekers in the digital arena.  21 January 2025, Samos,...

Hot off the heels of being condemned by the European Court of Human Rights for systemic pushbacks, Greece is also violating the rights of asylum seekers in the digital arena.  21 January 2025, Samos,...

2024 was a pivotal chapter at I Have Rights. In 2024, people in the Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) continued to face dire conditions and violations of their basic human rights. Against t...

Press Release, Samos, 17th July  - On 11 July, the European Ombudsman opened an inquiry into how the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) addresses allegations of fundamental rights violations in i...

Samos, 19 April 2024 – Yesterday, in the case of, A.R. and Others v. Greece (Appl. No. Applications nos. 59841/19 and 2 others) the European Court of Human Rights delivered a decisive verdict, condemn...

Just two years after the hi-tech facility opened on Samos – at a cost of €43m to the EU – residents complain of lengthy water cuts, poor hygiene and police brutality

The European Union has passed landmark legislation to regulate the use of AI. It’s still unclear, however, if the protections it provides will apply to asylum seekers too.

The European Court of Human Rights has granted Interim Measures with regards to a mother and baby held in the Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre. The Court orders the Greek Authorities to accommoda...