A Major Victory for Civil Society
The Plenary of the Council of State Rules Key Provisions of the NGO and NGO Members’ Registries in the Migration Sector Unconstitutional and Contrary to the Right to Freedom of Association
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German Only: New Checklist on Regulatory obligations under the GEAS and national law
The checklist “Regulatory Obligations Under the GEAS and National Law” compiles over 140 individual obligations into ten thematic chapters—ranging from entry and screening to access to the procedure, reception, determination of jurisdiction, asylum procedures, and legal protection, all the way to protection status and special guarantees for minors, vulnerable persons, and people with special needs.
Five Weeks Into CEAS Implementation: Equal Rights Publishes Two Monitoring Briefings on Early Findings Across Greece
Five weeks after the new Common European Asylum System (CEAS) rules entered into force, Equal Rights Beyond Borders is publishing two monitoring briefings documenting their early implementation in Greece: one on the border procedure on Kos, Leros and Chios, and one on the screening procedure at the Malakasa Reception and Identification Centre in the Attica region. Together, the briefings document serious concerns regarding prolonged restrictions of liberty, delayed procedures, barriers to legal assistance, and insufficient procedural safeguards.
Report on Immigration Detention on Kos – 2025 Update
Equal Rights Beyond Borders publishes its fourth annual report on the use and conditions of immigration detention on Kos. The report documents detention policies, practices and living conditions in the Kos Pre-Removal Detention Centre (Kos PRDC) throughout 2025.
Acquittal of Unaccompanied Minor from Smuggling Charges by the Court of Chania, Crete
Equal Rights Beyond Borders represented Omar*, a 16-year-old boy from Sudan and a survivor of trafficking and forced labour, before the Juvenile Court of Chania, Crete. He faced several years of prison and can now live his life in freedom.
Report: SGBV in the Asylum Procedure – Identification, Protection, Recognition (2026)
Equal Rights Beyond Borders is publishing the first comprehensive report on the international and European legal framework for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the asylum procedure. The report covers all stages of the procedure – from the identification of survivors, through reception conditions, to the asylum status determination.
Unaccompanied minor recognized as a child and freed from pre-trial de facto detention in a single court decision
An unaccompanied child was prosecuted as an adult for allegedly captaining a vessel carrying 77 people from Libya to Crete, facing up to 25 years’ imprisonment — even after an X-ray in Chania wrongly declared him to be over 19. On 17 June 2026, following legal interventions by Equal Rights, the Court of Appeal for Felonies recognized his minority and, in the same decision, ordered his immediate transfer out of the reception centre and into accommodation suitable for unaccompanied minors.
Jetzt erst Recht.
In den letzten Tagen haben wir alle gemeinsam das neue GEAS kritisiert, die Entrechtung von Menschen auf der Flucht verurteilt und die Rückschritte beim Rechtsschutz beklagt. Nun ist es an der Zeit, gemeinsam in die Offensive zu kommen und denjenigen den Rücken zu stärken, die Menschenrechte verteidigen.