Rory O'Keeffe, KorakiDec 5, 20212 minMake no mistake, the Pope's message was for GreeceIt may be convenient for the Greek government to pretend otherwise, but the Pope's message at Lesvos was directly targeted at it.
Rory O'Keeffe, KorakiNov 15, 20215 minA trial against 24 people threatens the entire system of international lawTwenty-four people face trial on Thursday 18 November 2021. The threat is not just to their freedom, but to international law itself.
Rory O'Keeffe, KorakiJul 19, 20218 minWe Must All End The Greek Government’s Abuse of Human RightsThe Greek government continues to break international law, setting men, women and children adrift on the Aegean Sea: we must stop this, now.
Rory O'Keeffe, KorakiJun 23, 202111 minTurkey, Afghanistan and How Greece is Breaking International LawThe Greek government took less than three working days to deny 19 Afghan people asylum, after illegally declaring Turkey a 'safe state'.
Rory O'Keeffe, KorakiMay 12, 202110 minFailure to act, acting to fail, and the human cost of eachLate in March this year, we sent two letters to European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson to coincide with her visit to the...
Rory O'Keeffe, KorakiMar 27, 20216 minOne Year On: We Need Your Help, CommissionerDear Madam Commissioner, Ms Johansson, Welcome back to Greece. We hope you will enjoy your time here, but we are afraid we must let you...
Rory O'Keeffe, KorakiDec 3, 20204 minChange the broken StatementThessaloniki, 2 December 2020 An open letter to Greek, EU and international specialists in migration, asylum and law. We were alarmed and...
Rory O'Keeffe, KorakiSep 18, 202017 minRiot Police instead of Shelters – a deeper look at the response to MoriaLast week (Wednesday 9 September), fires devastated Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. Moria had become infamous over the past...
Rory O'Keeffe, KorakiSep 17, 20208 minRiot Police instead of Shelters – an Analysis of the Political Response to the Moria FiresOriginally posted 16 September 2020, by Soup and Socks Last week, fires devastated Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. Moria had...
Rory O'Keeffe, KorakiSep 12, 20203 min'Closed camps': Jail, and the lawWe talked yesterday (Friday 11 September) as part of a wider briefing, about the Greek government's plans to open 'closed camps' for...
Rory O'Keeffe, KorakiSep 11, 202013 minMoria - fire and responseThe following is a collection of updates we offered in the immediate wake of the fire which burned Moria to the ground on Wednesday 9...
Rory O'Keeffe, KorakiSep 4, 202020 minPushbacks and rhetoric: defending international law and how the EU must do betterAs evidenced by events over the last few weeks – and indeed months – the very existence of international law must now be recognised as...
Rory O'Keeffe, KorakiFeb 27, 202012 minChaos in paradise: a government using violence, to be allowed to break the law Nea Dimokratia's shocking use of violence to crush demonstrations against illegal prisons for refugees can offer opportunities for all.
Rory O'Keeffe, KorakiJan 30, 202014 min'Incriminating the Greeks?' Um, no.We find ourselves forced to counter erroneous claims and insinuations from the Greek author Takis Theodoropulos regarding NGOs in Greece.