Annual Reports
Auditor's report - year 2022 (Audit)
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Έκθεση ορκωτών ελεγκτών λογιστών – έτος 2022 (Audit)
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Auditor's report - year 2021 (Audit)
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Έκθεση ορκωτών ελεγκτών λογιστών – έτος 2020 (Audit)
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Έκθεση ορκωτών ελεγκτών λογιστών – έτος 2019 (Audit)
Advocacy
| Date | Type | Content | Language | Link | 14.11.2024 | Joint Letter | Statement of I/NGOs in response to the Migration Strategy in Poland and in support of the right to international protection | English | Click here | 01.11.2024 | Joint Letter | Put an end to the disruption of interpretation services still undermining asylum seekers’ rights in Greece | English | Click here | 01.07.2024 | Presentation | We contributed to a THEMIS competition submission for the European Judicial Training Network, featuring case studies on gender-based violence among asylum seekers in Greece. | 17.06.2024 | Conference | ELIL participated to ECRE's annual conference, hosting a table in the world cafe session, organised by KIND. | English | Click here | 04.03.2024 | Joint Letter | The EU Must Provide Future-Proof Solutions for People Displaced from Ukraine | English | Click here | 07.02.2024 | Joint Letter | Joint Letter regarding the LGBTQI+ Situation in Greece | English | Click here | 19.10.2023 | Joint Letter | Joint Letter regarding the lack of mainland data | Greek | Click here | 09.10.2023 | Joint Letter | 36 organisations welcome EU decision to extend temporary protection for refugees fleeing Ukraine | English | Click here | 08.09.2022 | Joint Statement | Agreeing on the Instrumentalisation Regulation will be the Final Blow to a COMMON European Asylum System (CEAS) in Europe | English | Click here | 28.08.2022 | Joint Letter | Letter of the Situation of LGBTQI+ Asylum Seekers in Greece | English | Click here |
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| 05.07.2022 | Joint Statement | Joint statement on the rights of Unaccompanied Children applying for asylum | Greek | Click here |
| 08.03.2022 | Joint Letter | Greece arbitrarily deems Turkey a “safe third country” in flagrant violation of rights | English | Click here |
| 02.03.2022 | Press Release | Statement of concern over the imposition of a fee for the 2nd subsequent application for international protection and any that follow. | English | Click here |
| 28.12.2021 | Press Release | ELIL Board Calls on EU to Guarantee Meaningful Access to Legal Assistance | English | Click here |
| 08.12.2021 | Position Paper | Leading human rights groups call for renewed commitment to solidarity and action to protect children in migration at EU borders | English | Click here |
| 05.11.2021 | Joint NGO Briefing Paper | Relocation from Greece: Lessons Learned and Looking Ahead. | English | Click here |
| 05.10.2021 | Press Release | 25 humanitarian organisations and NGOs urge EU leaders to “provide a lifeline” to Afghan refugees at the Forum on providing protection for Afghans at risk. | English | Click here |
| 16.09.2021 | Press Release | Joint Statement – The EU cannot shirk its responsibilities towards Afghans in need of international protection. | English | Click here |
| 07.09.2021 | Press Release | Walling Off Welcome: New reception facilities in Greece reinforce a policy of refugee containment and exclusion. | English | Click Here |
| 25.08.2021 | Press Release | Joint Statement: Current Priorities for an EU Response to the Situation in Afghanistan. | English | Click here |
| 14.06.2021 | Press Release | Greece deems Turkey “safe”, but refugees are not. | English | Click here |
| 27.01.2021 | Report | Advancing Protection for Unaccompanied Children in Europe by Strengthening Legal Assistance. | English | Click here |
| 11.01.2021 | Press Release | Legal actors express concerns regarding the lack of state-provided legal aid for asylum applicants on Lesvos. | English | Click here |
| 08.12.2020 | Press Release | ELIL and other legal NGOs issue a joint statement on the concerning conditions under which asylum interviews are being conducted and continued obstacles to accessing legal assistance. | English | Click here |
| 20.11.2020 | Report | Putting children’s rights at the heart of decision-making in cases involving children on the move: gathering momentum in Europe. | English | Click here |
| 17.09.2020 | Press Release | Following the fire which destroyed Moria camp, European Lawyers in Lesvos joined other legal organisations in calling for a suspension of asylum procedures on Lesvos | English | Click here |
A Practical Guide to Collaborative Access to Justice Pro bono Projects
We are very excited to share the Practical Guide to Collaborative Access to Justice Pro Bono Projects.
Building on the tremendous success of these types of projects across Europe and the UK, Amy Grunske (Orrick), Fabi Fugazza (Coalizione Italiana Libertà e Diritti civili), Jo Khatib (Dentons) and Phil Worthington (European Lawyers in Lesvos) prepared a guide outlining best practice in the development and management of collaborative pro bono projects.
The guide was designed to help both NGOs and law firms that are new to this model to set up their own collaborative projects through which they can provide pro bono legal support to vulnerable individuals.
You can access the guide here.
In the Media
| Media outlet | Title | Date | Language | Link |
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| Podcast: Rechtsgespräch | Access to Justice at the EU External Borders | July 2024 | English | Click Here |
| Ministry of Justice Poland | Meeting of the Minister of Justice with representatives of European Lawyers in Lesvos | March 2024 | Polish | Click Here |
| IWRZ - Zeitschrift für Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht | Zugang zum Recht - die European Laywers in Lesvos © Dr. Cord Brügmann | December 2021 | German | Click Here |
| Human Rights Pulse podcast | The lawyers at the forefront of the refugee crisis | October 2021 | English | Click here |
| Anwaltsblatt | Asylberatung in Griechenland: Anwaltschaft hilft Menschen im Ausnahmezustand | May 2021 | German | Click here |
| Student Bytes | Making Sense of Tech Law | February 2021 | English | Click here |
| LawCentres | Providing free legal assistance to asylum seekers on the Greek Islands | January 2021 | English | Click here |
| Gazette du Palais | (Retour sur) Les avocats européens à Lesbos, 5 ans après | January 2021 | French | Click here |
| Deutschlandfunk Kultur | Das Elend der Geflüchteten auf Lesbos | January 2021 | German | Click here |
| York Global Alumni Association | Supporting refugees in crisis | December 2020 | English | Click here |
| Allen&Overy publication | Increasing Access | December 2020 | English | Click here |
| Verfassungsblog | We need to talk about Refugees and Migration Law | November 2020 | English | Click here |
| The Writ | Issue 235 | Autumn 2020 | English | Click here |
| Financial Times | Covid-19 reinvents law firm offices as hubs for teamwork and socialising | October 2020 | English | Click here |
| Taz | 80 bis 85 Prozent werden abgelehnt | July 2020 | German | Click here |
| Info Migrants | Greece tightens rules for refugee NGOs | February 2020 | English | Click here |
| The Guardian | Life on Lesbos: what's happening to the refugees there? | February 2020 | English | Click here |
| Frankfurter Rundschau | App hilft durchs Chaos auf Lesbos | December 2019 | German | Click here |
| Info Migrants | Lawyers in Lesbos awarded peace prize | June 2019 | English | Click here |
| Radio Télévision Belge Francophone | Une journée avec deux avocats belges qui aident les réfugiés à Lesbos | April 2019 | French | Click here |
| 20 Minutos | Moria, la Europa fallida | March 2019 | Spanish | Click here |
| New York Times | Better to Drown | October 2018 | English | Click here |
| La Marea | Archontaki: “No cesan las razones por las que la gente tiene que huir de sus países” | June 2018 | Spanish | Click here |
| El País | “Hace mucho frío en Moria. ¡Qué vergüenza para Europa!” | December 2017 | Spanish | Click here |
| ARD | Anwälte helfen freiwillig auf Lesbos | March 2017 | German | Click here |