Koraki

UN human rights expert Mary Lawlor says the EU must demand Tajikistan ends attacks on human rights defenders or not upgrade trade relations.

Two points are important to make: all the evidence points to the fact that Greece performs pushbacks, and that Mitsotakis lies about them.

The Greek version of our interview with UN Speecial Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor, published in EFSYN on 18 March 2023.

UN Special Rapporter on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, expresses her shock and frustration with Greece in this interview with Koraki.

The UK's latest refugee proposals amount to a ban on anyone seeking safety in the country. They are illegal, immoral, and unworkable.

We have to counter the Greek Prime Minister's claims about his country's behaviour towards refugees because he does not tell the truth.

Comments by UNHCR's Vincent Cochetel highlight a serious problem. We must stop falling into the Right's narrative trap of victim-blaming.

Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis has brought shame on his office and his country by joking about the death of a five-year-old girl.

The Greek government has been handed yet another opportunity to stop and change the policies with which it is damaging Greece and the world.

Ο Υπουργός Μετανάστευσης της Ελλάδας παραπλανά επανειλημμένα τον ελληνικό λαό σχετικά με το νόμο και πρέπει να αρχίσουμε να ρωτάμε γιατί.

We must take this ‘new approach’ to Ukrainian people – as an opportunity, and work to make sure everyone, receives decent, legal treatment.

Given a chance to engage with the reality of his policies and practice, Notis Mitarachis instead chose, to attack, mislead and excuse.

Though they are described as 'people smugglers', those selling places on boats are not smugglers, and are not breaking the law.

In its struggle to survive, the EU is jettisoning its principles, and - including on the Poland/Belarus border - condemning people to death.

If we do not provide Afghan men, women and children safe transportation and decent places to live, who are we? What do we stand for?

The European Commission must stop funding Greece's government, which carries out illegal pushbacks and is jailing innocent people.

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As evidenced by events over the last few weeks – and indeed months – the very existence of international law must now be recognised as...