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Unaccompanied Children at the Gates of Europe: Voices from Samos
This report investigates the situation facing unaccompanied minors during Covid-19 in Samos. Drawing from desk research, interviews with unaccompanied minors and staff working with them, the report findings underline the further deterioration of an alread
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Girls on the Move Research Series
The dream of a better future makes millions of girls leave their homes each year. Every girl carries a powerful story- why she migrates, the risks she faces, and the vision of a future she heads toward. It is important that girls' stories are heard. Girls
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Implementing the Global Compact on Refugees for children: Examples of child-focused work
At the time of writing, children make up over half of the world's refugees. These children face severe protection issues, and their care and development needs often go unmet. As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the world, the situation for refugee
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Guidance Note for Reporting Missing Refugee and Migrant Children in Greece
This guidance note provides recommendations for reporting missing refugee and migrant children in Greece.
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Refugee Rights Headlines: A compilation of blogs from the Refugee Rights Europe website
The blog posts in this booklet have been selected from a wider range of materials and photos on Refugee Rights Europe's (RRE) website, and cover a range of geographical locations in Europe, ranging from the Greek/Turkish border and the Greek islands, to t
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The Invisible Islands: Covid-19 restrictions and the future of detention on Kos and Leros
While there are many reports regarding the difficulties faced by displaced people living in the Reception and Identification Centres (often referred to as hotspots or RICs) of Lesvos, Chios, and Samos, the smaller facilities on Kos and Leros are often for
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No End in Sight: The mistreatment of asylum seekers in Greece
In advance of Greece’s periodic review as a party to the Convention against Torture, Refugee Rights Europe, along with partner organisations, submitted a version of this report to the Committee against Torture on the situation for asylum seekers and refug
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Vita da Tutore
The G.A.IN. 'Guardianship advanced Instruments for child protection in Europe' project, funded by the European Commission, involved 4 countries- Italy, Greece, Hungary and Belgium- with the aim of ensuring better protection and respect for the rights of
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An Island in Despair: Documenting the situation for refugees and displaced people in Lesvos, Greece
Located across the sea from Turkey, the Greek island of Lesvos receives large numbers of refugees and displaced people hoping to seek asylum within the European Union. Since the so-called EU-Turkey Statement was signed in March 2016, thousands have found
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Refugee Connectivity: A survey of mobile phones, mental health, and privacy at a Syrian refugee camp in Greece
Recent refugee crises are distinct from those in years past because of the central role of digital technologies in the experiences of refugees. Indeed, the image of digitally connected refugees has captured the public imagination. News headlines from the
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A Tide of Self-harm and Depression: The EU-Turkey Deal's devastating impact on child refugees and migrants
March 2017 marks one year since the start of the European Union (EU) Deal with Turkey. The Deal was introduced by the EU as a mechanism to reduce the number of “irregular” migrants and refugees arriving in Greece from Turkey, and continuing on to other pa
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Don't Forget Us: Voices of young refugees and migrants in Greece
To better understand the situation, especially the vulnerabilities and protection risks, facing female and male adolescent and youth refugees and migrants in Greece, Mercy Corp and the Norwegian Refugee Council joined forces to produce this report. The go