Equal Rights Beyond Borders is a charitable organisation, founded in 2016, based in Berlin, Germany, and with offices in Athens and Chios, Greece.[1] It offers legal support to refugees, particularly towards the reunion of families and helping with visa procedures. Beyond this, it also offers assistance in cases of detention, and where there is need for access to social rights, and its lawyers take on cases of severe human rights violations.[2][3] With these aims it both represents specific clients and also takes on certain strategic cases where litigation may help draw attention to more general issues.[4] It operates in Greek and German courts, partnering where appropriate with other organisations in Greece, Germany and at European Union (EU) level.[5][6][7] It is in receipt of grant funding from a number of humanitarian organisations, including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.[8]

equal-rights.org Official website

References

  1. ↑ 1383rd meeting (29 September - 1 October 2020) 24 August 2020 Committee of Ministers, Council of Europe, rm.coe.int, accessed 5 July 2021
  2. ↑ Equal Rights Beyond Borders listing page www.annalindhfoundation.org, accessed 5 July 2021
  3. ↑ Save the Children's Resource Centre Equal Rights Beyond Borders Document 'No End in Sight: The mistreatment of asylum seekers in Greece' published jointly with ERBB 2021-05-26 resourcecentre.savethechildren.net, accessed 5 July 2021
  4. ↑ Germany: Suspended Dublin transfer to Greece due to risk of chain refoulement to Turkey 17 July 2019 www.asylumlawdatabase.eu, accessed 5 July 2021 '...case was litigated with the support of Pro Asyl, RSA and Equal Rights Beyond Borders.'
  5. ↑ EQUAL RIGHTS BEYOND BORDERS City of Athens: Athens Coordination Center for Migrant and Refugee issues (ACCMR) www.accmr.gr, accessed 5 July 2021
  6. ↑ Equal Rights Beyond Borders listing page reliefweb.int, accessed 5 July 2021
  7. ↑ Trainee Lawyer | ReliefWeb reliefweb.int
  8. ↑ Equal Rights Beyond Borders e.V. Berlin Grants $75,000 Awarded Aug 4, 2020 www.rbf.org, accessed 5 July 2021
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