Court Declares Unlawful Detention of Two Minors in Malakasa Camp in Athens

The Athens Administrative Court of First Instance has ruled that the prolonged detention of two minors in the Malakasa Camp constitutes unlawful and arbitrary detention.

Report on Immigration Detention on Kos – 2024 Update

Equal Rights Beyond Borders is publishing its fourth annual report on the use and conditions of immigration detention on Kos. This year’s report covers the detention conditions, practices, and policies in the Kos Pre-Removal Detention Centre between January and December 2024.

European Ombudsman calls for reforms in EU border funding, but fails to hold European Commission accountable

On 21 February 2025, the European Ombudsman issued a decision following its inquiry into the European Commission’s administration of Greece’s EU-funded border operations (Case 1418/2023/VS).

Greek Court Rules Minor's Stay in Leros "Safe Zone" as Unlawful Detention

Deciding on objections submitted by Equal Rights Beyond Borders, the Rhodes Administrative Court of First Instance found that the restriction of a minor’s liberty in the so-called “safe zone” of the Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) of Leros for more than two months amounted to unlawful detention.

Does the ‘Basic Law’ recognize an individual right to asylum

Recently, historian Winkler claimed that the “founding parents” of the Basic Law did not intend to establish an individual right to asylum at all. He is not the first one doing this—reference to the Basic Law is often made to argue that the right to asylum is not applicable and that, in principle, no one should be granted political asylum in Germany. Lately this ‘argument’ was made also by Friedrich Merz, Andreas Dobrindt, or Christian Lindner. With our briefing, we aim to provide background information and arguments for the debate. Our communication recommendations below summarize the key points concisely.

Why Returns at the Border are illegal

Borderlines - Briefings on Migration & Human Rights

Friedrich Merz, Thorsten Frei—the CDU—as well as the AfD and even the SPD have long and vehemently called for “Zurückweisungen”, which we call returns at the border in English, regardless of whether a person applies for asylum or not. This is illegal. With this briefing, we aim to provide background information and arguments for the debate. Our communication recommendations summarize the key points concisely.

New: Borderlines - Briefings on Migration & Human Rights

Migration is one of the most extensively heavily regulated policy areas - and so every overheated political discussion becomes an exchange of legal ‘arguments’. These are often wrong or inaccurate and characterised by lack of knowledge.

Press Release: Triple Success For Children's Rights

Equal Rights Beyond Borders wins three cases before the European Court of Human Rights – Greece convicted for the inhumane treatment and detention of minors

Webinar: Gift of Reunion? How Family Reunification is Systematically Hindered

In a Webinar, our experts will introduce you to the practice of family reunification from inside and outside the EU on 17 December 2024 at 17:30 CET.

The Gift of Reunion - Equal Rights Launches 2024 Christmas Campaign

Thousands of families are separated - let's give them the gift of reunion!