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EU hotspots

  • A child in the ‘Olive Grove’ section of the Moria ‘hotspot’ camp in Lesvos, Greece. Giorgos Moutafis/Oxfam

    No-Rights Zone

    6 December 2019

    People who have fled war, violence and persecution need support to find safety and rebuild their lives. However, in the EU 'hotspots' in Greece, people are faced with an asylum process which is extremely complicated to navigate.

  • Death of mother in Greek refugee camp direct consequence of EU migration policies, says Oxfam

    30 September 2019

    The death of a mother in a Greek refugee camp is appalling, and a direct consequence of the EU's migration policies, says Oxfam.

  • Greece: asylum seekers in abysmal conditions on islands

    22 October 2017

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras should end the Greek government’s “containment policy” of confining asylum seekers to the Aegean islands, 19 human rights and humanitarian aid organizations said in an open letter released today.

  • Macron’s hotspot plan for Libya won’t protect people

    27 July 2017

    France is unlikely to be able to guarantee safety and human rights for asylum seekers in Libya, Oxfam said in reaction to French plans to set up a processing centre in Libya for asylum seekers in the North-African country.

  • Already more than 1,000 migrants killed or missing in the Mediterranean in 2017

    25 April 2017

    Already more than 1,000 migrants have been reported dead or missing in 2017 while trying to cross the Mediterranean. EU leaders must expand safe and regular routes so migrants are not forced to risk their lives in search of safety and dignity, Oxfam said in response.

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