Published : 19-04-2018
In Greece, the Greek Supreme Court issued a judicial decision to lift the geographical ban on the new arrivals to the Greek islands, where they will be taken to the Greek mainland directly, until their situation is resolved or a new government decision is taken.
The Court noted that the refugees currently on the Greek Islands would remain as they are, until their legal proceedings regarding the asylum interviews are completed, and they receive the results.
In the first government response to the Supreme Court of Greece, the new Greek Immigration Minister said: "We will discuss in the ministry, in an upcoming meeting, how we will deal with the decision of the Supreme Court and how it will be implemented on the ground."
On its part, some humanitarian organizations criticized the Court’s decision and considered it of great arrogance against the refugees stranded on the Greek islands for the past few months, who are complaining of dire humanitarian conditions as a result of the marginalization of aid by the Greek government, whose requests for asylum in the island of Chios and in Greece are being processed very slowly, because of the large numbers of refugees.
The number of Palestinian-Syrians stranded in Greece is estimated at 400 refugees, most of which are on the islands of “Lebos, Mytellini, Chios, Leros and Kos,” including families, children, women and elderly people. They are distributed to refugee camps, some of them living in tents and others in large halls or caravans.
In Greece, the Greek Supreme Court issued a judicial decision to lift the geographical ban on the new arrivals to the Greek islands, where they will be taken to the Greek mainland directly, until their situation is resolved or a new government decision is taken.
The Court noted that the refugees currently on the Greek Islands would remain as they are, until their legal proceedings regarding the asylum interviews are completed, and they receive the results.
In the first government response to the Supreme Court of Greece, the new Greek Immigration Minister said: "We will discuss in the ministry, in an upcoming meeting, how we will deal with the decision of the Supreme Court and how it will be implemented on the ground."
On its part, some humanitarian organizations criticized the Court’s decision and considered it of great arrogance against the refugees stranded on the Greek islands for the past few months, who are complaining of dire humanitarian conditions as a result of the marginalization of aid by the Greek government, whose requests for asylum in the island of Chios and in Greece are being processed very slowly, because of the large numbers of refugees.
The number of Palestinian-Syrians stranded in Greece is estimated at 400 refugees, most of which are on the islands of “Lebos, Mytellini, Chios, Leros and Kos,” including families, children, women and elderly people. They are distributed to refugee camps, some of them living in tents and others in large halls or caravans.
