Update: Critical need for legal services after Moria camp fire
Legal organisations in the Moria camp in Lesvos call for urgent measures to protect asylum seekers on the island Thousands have been left without shelter …
Fire in Moria refugee camp – time to take action
LAP members recently approved a grant of £15,000 to increase access to vital legal services in the Lesvos refugee camp through Oxfam’s partnership with the Greek …
“The New Normal” – an update from Moria Refugee Camp, Greece
Covid-19 has made us all wonder what to expect from “the new normal”. For Philip Worthington, managing director of European Lawyers in Lesvos (ELIL), one …
COVID-19 and its Impact on Human Rights: a discussion with Oxfam. Tuesday 21 July 2020, 1900-2030. Free webinar.
Join LAP for a discussion with Oxfam around COVID-19 and its Impact on Human Rights. The Covid-19 pandemic has already cost hundreds of thousands of …
Launch of Refugee Legal Confidence Programme in Surrey by Lady Hale at University of Surrey, February 2020
Launch of Refugee Legal Confidence Programme in Surrey by Lady Hale at University of Surrey, February 2020 LAP’s Joss Saunders, Ade Henderson and Louise Curd …
Report from Oxfam Greece – December 2018-October 2019 Refugee Support, Moria Camp, Lesvos Greece
Further funding in Lesvos In 2018 members voted to provide a grant of £15,000 to Oxfam in Greece to support Oxfam’s continuing legal aid programme …
Update on conditions in Moria Refugee Camp, Lesvos, Greece
The start of a new year in Lesvos has seen the arrival of a paradoxical new challenge: while a bottleneck of asylum seekers applying for …
News from Lesvos, Greece – why access to legal advice is essential for asylum seekers
Is the right to asylum related to the language spoken by the asylum seeker? Could a victim of torture be deprived of his right to …
Report on Lawyers Against Poverty and our guest speakers event on 14 November 2019
Report on Lawyers Against Poverty and guest speakers event, November 2019 On 14 November Lawyers Against Poverty hosted an evening of talks on the topic: …
News from Lesvos
Lawyers Against Poverty is delighted that Oxfam in Greece, European Lawyers in Lesvos and the Greek Council for Refugees yesterday announced the release of a …