GREEK NGOS WORKING WITH MIGRANTS THREATENED WITH DE-REGISTRATION

In the context of growing negative rhetoric towards people on the move, Greek authorities are preparing to deliver another blow to independent NGO access and monitoring in reception facilities.

The Hellenic Minister of Migration and Asylum (MoMA) is expected to announce measures that would de-register NGOs and bar them from access if they share with ‘migrants’ opinions contrary to MoMA’s official policies, or take legal action against detention orders or the suspension of the right to asylum, coupled with even tighter state scrutiny of funding.

The Aegean NGO Network* has published a briefing on the measures in question, elaborating on the damaging effect of such legislation on independent organizations' access and service provision at Closed Controlled Access Centres (C.C.A.C.s) on the Greek islands.

READ THE BRIEFING:

Briefing_NGOs de-registration.pdf

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* The Aegean NGO Network is a coalition of 11 independent organisations (incl. HRLP) present on the Greek islands, some of whom contribute anonymously due to the challenging environment for civil society. The Aegean NGO Network is supported by Oxfam Novib.