Our Actions
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Asia
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Cambodia
- REACT - Rallying stakeholders for an Effective Access to justice for Cambodian women and Teenagers (2018-2021)
- Legal Aid in Battambang Province (2015-2017)
- Access to Justice Program: Legal Aid for Vulnerable Populations (2006-2009 & 2010-2012)
- Defending the victims of the Khmer Rouge (2008-2013)
- Capacity Building for Justice Professionals (2005-2012)
- Laos
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Cambodia
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- JUGE - Justice pour les survivantes de violences basées sur le genre
- ProFOTO - Promotion des droits fondamentaux des détenus et application des instruments juridiques de prévention de la torture au Mali (2020-2021)
- Training of lawyers and human rights defenders in Mali (2017)
- PROCANAMO (2017-2018)
- Dignité (2013-2015)
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Samos Legal Centre
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Samos, an island in the Aegean Sea, is located opposite the Turkish coast. Its geographical location makes it one of the main entry points for asylum seekers crossing from Turkey to apply for international protection in Europe. In response to the large gap in legal support on the island, Avocats sans Frontières France opened the Samos Legal Centre in January 2019 and has been providing independent legal support to the asylum seekers who are under geographical restriction on Samos since then. With the opening of a new ‘closed-controlled’ facility in Samos in September 2021, the first of its kind in the European Union, many organizations left Samos, resulting in the Samos Legal Centre becoming one of the only independent legal actors on the island.The team of Greek, international and community volunteers working in cooperation with local actors and partners to ensure access to justice and that the right to seek asylum is protected.
EXPECTED RESULTS
- To provide legal assistance to asylum seekers on the Greek island of Samos.
- To ensure that people in vulnerable situations receive adequate support tailored to their needs.
OBJECTIVES
To help guarantee the right to seek asylum and protect the fundamental rights of asylum seekers.
ACTIONS
- Information and legal advice on the asylum procedure and the different means of action, by phone and in person
- Preparation for asylum interviews
- Drafting of submissions and memoranda for national, first instance and appeal bodies
- Preparation before subsequent application procedures.
- Identification and orientation of cases of people in vulnerable situations
- Information and awareness-raising workshops for LBGTI persons, women and international volunteers in Samos
FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL PARTNERS
The Samos Volunteers organisation together with Choose Love, the law firm DLA Piper, the philanthropist Antonis Schwartz through his Good Move Initiatives foundation and the Yo and Anne-Marie Hamoud Foundation support the Legal Centre project in Samos.
