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Decision on how the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) complies with its fundamental rights obligations with regard to search and rescue in the context of its maritime surveillance activities, in particular the Adriana shipwreck (OI/3/2023/MHZ)

DECISIONCASE OI/3/2023/MHZ – OPENED ON Monday | 24 July 2023 – DECISION ON Monday | 26 February 2024 – INSTITUTION CONCERNED European Border and Coast Guard Agency (No further inquiries justified) *Reposted from European Ombudsman On 14 June 2023, a fishing vessel (the Adriana) carrying an estimated 750 migrants capsized and sank in international waters off the coast of Pylos, Greece. In the subsequent search and rescue (SAR)…

European Parliament resolution of 7 February 2024 on the rule of law and media freedom in Greece (2024/2502(RSP))

*Reposted from The European Parlianment Available on more languages here The European Parliament, –  having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular Articles 2, 4(3) and 7(1) thereof, –  having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’), –  having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights and the protocols thereto, –  having…

The Pylos massacre

*by The Open Assembly Against Pushbacks Lesvos The text “The Pylos Massacre” was published in Mytilene in August 2023. It was printed in both Greek and English, is available in different languages online and is free of charge. Its use is free for non-commercial purposes. Be sure to look into related published reports for more information. (more languages following…

“It was already too late”: Frontex blames the Hellenic Coast Guard for the Pylos shipwreck

*First Published in Solomon Frontex’s internal report on the deadliest shipwreck in recent years, confirms the investigative reports by Solomon and our media partners. The Hellenic Coast Guard was slow to launch the rescue operation and later refused to answer specific questions. The findings of the journalistic investigation into the circumstances that led to the fatal shipwreck…

How They Did It: Investigating the Pylos Shipwreck

by Global Investigative Journalism Netowrk In the early hours of the morning of June 14, 2023, a small fishing trawler carrying hundreds of migrants sank off the coast of Pylos, Greece. Roughly 600 people died in what has become one of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks in recent years. The Hellenic Coast Guard — responsible for search and…

Greece: 6 Months On, No Justice for Pylos Shipwreck (Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch full report)

*First Published on Human Rights Watch Greece: 6 Months On, No Justice for Pylos Shipwreck Authorities Need to Learn Lessons to Avert Future Deaths at Sea (Athens) – Official investigations into credible allegations that the Hellenic Coast Guard’s actions and omissions contributed to the catastrophic shipwreck and loss of life off Pylos, Greece six months ago have made little…