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Refugee Support Aegean

Chios, GREECEΑστική Μη Κερδοσκοπική ΕταιρείαReg: 583270644066-47Since 10/09/2021

Budget

€701,324

EP Access

0

accredited persons

Staff

1

1 FTE

EU Grants

None

Mission & Goals

RSA focuses on legal assistance and strategic litigation in support of refugees and asylum-seekers in Greece before national and international courts. RSA monitors the Greek asylum system and documents human rights violations on the Eastern Aegean islands’ hotspots and on the mainland. RSA staff comprises of lawyers, social workers/scientists, researchers, media workers, and interpreters with extensive and lengthy experience on refugee protection in Greece.

EU Legislative Interests

Common European Asylum System New Pact on Migration and Asylum Schengen acquis Rule of Law Mechanism

Communication Activities

All relevant RSA material is published on the organisation's website: https://rsaegean.org/en/ Recent examples available below: 1. Analysis of 2025 Reception Statistics in Greece, Sep 2025: https://rsaegean.org/en/statistics-on-refugee-reception-camps-first-half-2025/ 2. Report on Beneficiaries of International Protection in Greece, Apr 2025: https://rsaegean.org/en/recognised-refugees-in-greece-2025/ 3. Submission to the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers on the asylum system in Greece, Apr 2025: https://rsaegean.org/en/asylum-system-in-decline-mss-submission/ 4. Submission to the 2025 Rule of Law Report, Jan 2025: https://rsaegean.org/en/the-state-of-the-rule-of-law-in-greece/

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

1. European Council on Refugees and Exiles (Member) 2. Greek National Commission for Human Rights (GNCHR) Informal Forced Returns Recording Mechanism: https://www.nchr.gr/en/news/1544-press-release-presentation-of-the-recording-mechanism-of-incidents-of-informal-forced-returns-and-its-first-interim-report.html (Member) 3. GNCHR & UNHCR Racist Violence Recording Network: https://www.nchr.gr/en/racist-violence-recording-network.html (Member) 4. UNHCR Working Group on Legal Aid (Chair) 5. UNHCR Working Group on Legal Aid sub-group on the Common European Asylum System (Chair)

Commissioner Meetings

No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.