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Open Letter: The impact on unaccompanied minors of the proposed “Improvement of Immigration Legislation, amendment of provisions 4636/2019 (A ‘169), 4375/2016 (A’ 51), 4251/2014 (A ’80) and others”

In light of the forthcoming vote in the Hellenic Parliament of a proposed Legislation by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, 20 Civil Society Organizations including SolidarityNow, sent a letter to MPs expressing concerns about some of the proposed provisions that can potentially have a negative impact on unaccompanied children. We insist that the need […]

OPEN LETTER: STATES MUST INTEGRATE THE NEEDS OF CSOs INTO THEIR POLICIES

SolidarityNow co-signs an open letter addressed to Ms Von der Leyen, Ms Jourova and Mr Reynders at the European Commission asking for support towards the civil society sector during the  #COVID19 crisis. The letter notably asks European Institutions to recognise the civic sector’s role in the pandemic and include it in any measures aimed at dealing with the […]

Open letter to European governments: Immediately honour commitments to relocate unaccompanied children from the Greek islands

Athens, 3 April 2020 We, the undersigned organizations, jointly call on European governments to proceed immediately with the emergency relocation of unaccompanied children from the Reception and Identification Centres (RICs) on the Greek islands, with no discrimination, giving precedence to existing family links and the best interests of the child. In mid-March, a group of […]

Greece: Move Asylum Seekers, Migrants to Safety

Immediate Hotspot Decongestion Needed to Address COVID-19 (Athens, March 24, 2020) – Greece’s government should immediately reduce congestion in the islands’ Reception and Identification Centers (RICs) for asylum seekers and migrants to avert a public health crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic, 21 human rights and humanitarian organizations said today. Thousands of people, including older people, […]