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The lack of Jurisdiction in the Pylos 9 trial and the incoherent interpretation of international criminal law by Greek courts

May 17

LEGAL ANALYSIS

The lack of Jurisdiction in the Pylos 9 trial and the incoherent interpretation of international criminal law by Greek courts

Background On 21 May 2024, nine men will appear before the Court of Kalamata to be tried for the shipwreck of the fishing vessel ‘the...

Apr 11

PICUM's briefing: Cases of criminalisation of migration and solidarity in the EU in 2023

The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) released a briefing, titled “Cases of criminalisation of...

PRESS RELEASE : The Trial Date for the Pylos 9 is Announced

Apr 3

LITIGATION

PRESS RELEASE : The Trial Date for the Pylos 9 is Announced

04 April 2024. On Tuesday 21 May 2024, the trial of the 9 defendants (the ‘Pylos 9’) from the shipwreck of the fishing vessel “Adriana”,...

Dawood is free, after spending a year and half in custody. Greece had no jurisdiction to prosecute him

Jan 19

LITIGATION

Dawood is free, after spending a year and half in custody. Greece had no jurisdiction to prosecute him

[Article update 22/01/2024] On January 22nd, HRLP Lawyers Dimitris Choulis and Alexandros Georgoulis represented Dawood before the...

After 2 years in prison, the Court found that Greece had no jurisdiction to prosecute Chelik Memet.

Dec 8, 2023

LITIGATION

After 2 years in prison, the Court found that Greece had no jurisdiction to prosecute Chelik Memet.

On December 7th, 2023, Dimitris Choulis and Alexandros Georgoulis, lawyers of the Human Rights Legal Project represented Chelik Memet,...

HRLP to defend Omid Mohammadnezhad, Kurdish Iranian Vegan activist, criminalized for seeking asylum.

Nov 8, 2023

LITIGATION

HRLP to defend Omid Mohammadnezhad, Kurdish Iranian Vegan activist, criminalized for seeking asylum.

On November 9, 2023, Dimitris Choulis, lawyer of the Human Rights Legal Project, will represent Omid Mohammadnezhad during his trial...

Greek court has finally ruled that REFUGEES cannot be charged with facilitating illegal entry

Oct 22, 2023

LITIGATION

Greek court has finally ruled that REFUGEES cannot be charged with facilitating illegal entry

In two groundbreaking decisions, the Court of Syros, seating in Samos, recognized that refugees are excluded from the scope of Law...

Jun 7, 2023

LITIGATION

PAROS 3: driving a boat is not a crime

On 05 May 2022, the trial against the #Paros3 took place on the Greek island of Syros, Dimitris Choulis, one of HRLP’s lawyer and...

M. HANAD ABDI: He saved 31 lives and got sentenced to 142 years in Prison

Jan 9, 2023

LITIGATION

M. HANAD ABDI: He saved 31 lives and got sentenced to 142 years in Prison

M. Hanad Abdi was charged with the crime of transporting 33 third-country nationals to the borders of Greek territory in a way that could...

The Human Toll of Europe’s ‘War on Smuggling’

Dec 13, 2022

NEWS ARTICLE

The Human Toll of Europe’s ‘War on Smuggling’

By Julie Bourdin, Leon Spring, Lorenzo D'Agostino and Stavros Malichudis, New Lines Magazine. "How new laws leave smugglers free while...

Afghan refugee freed in Greece after two years of wrongful imprisonment

Dec 10, 2022

NEWS ARTICLE

Afghan refugee freed in Greece after two years of wrongful imprisonment

Afik Rasuli was serving a 50-year sentence for the crime of “facilitating the illegal entry” of undocumented migrants into the country.

How European courts are wrongfully prosecuting asylum seekers as smugglers

Aug 31, 2022

NEWS ARTICLE

How European courts are wrongfully prosecuting asylum seekers as smugglers

A Greek court sentenced three Syrian refugees to a combined 439 years in prison for “facilitating unauthorised entry” into Greece.

May 17, 2022

LITIGATION

Free the #Samos 2

N. and Hasan are free! The trial against both that took place on May 18th 2022 should never have happened but through a powerful legal...

Asylum seeker father faces 10 years in Greek jail for son’s death

May 15, 2022

NEWS ARTICLE

Asylum seeker father faces 10 years in Greek jail for son’s death

A 26-year-old Afghan man is charged with endangering his child’s life by taking him on a dinghy that capsized.

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Samah Masoud tried to reach Europe in January 2023. She recounts her experience of surviving two pushback operations.

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