Protection

GNCHR statement on the shipwreck in the south-west area of Pylos.
The present Statement has been adopted by the GNCHR Plenary on 15.6.2023 Rapporteurs: Professor Maria Gavouneli, President of the GNCHR and Eva Tzavala, GNCHR Legal Officer.

Hundreds of refugees and migrants feared dead and missing in worst sea tragedy of Greece in recent years.
Joint Press Release: UNHCR and IOM call for coordinated action and safe pathways

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) expresses serious concerns over the continuous deterioration of the situation for migrants and refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, where there have been numerous allegations/reports of exposure to violence, such as abductions and pushbacks, detention and deprivation of food and shelter. MSF calls on Greek authorities to investigate reports of hundreds of missing migrants – assumed to be forcibly pushed back to sea – and to implement safe and dignified reception conditions for those who remain on the island.