8,300 refugees to be evicted from their homes in Greece – Joint Letter to EU and Greek officials
Sixty-one organizations, including the Diotima Center, signed a letter on the impending deportation of 8,300 refugees from the ESTIA program.
Immediate need for emergency measures for victims of domestic violence
The seemingly small increase in domestic violence incidents in Greece, in the first month of the pandemic, should not be a cause for complacency.
Victims of domestic violence in Moria are left unprotected
The Diotima Centre is concerned about the situation faced by survivors of domestic violence in Moria, in the midst of a pandemic.
Protect the most vulnerable to ensure protection for everyone!
121 organizations from Greece and Europe are sending a warning signal for the protection of asylum seekers and public health.
Police officers send away a victim of domestic violence on the pretext of coronavirus
The Diotima Centre is deeply concerned about the management of gender-based violence by police authorities in the midst of a pandemic.
Join Open Letter: Children Remain Invisible
23 organizations in a joint letter express their concern for the fate of unaccompanied children who arrived in Greece after March 1, 2020.
March 8th Feminist strike for gender equality
The Diotima Centre calls for a feminist march on Sunday 8/3/2020, at 12 pm, at Klafthmonos Sq. to demand gender equality and justice.
Protect our laws and humanity! Open Letter by 119 organizations
Joint letter of 119 organizations on border developments, access to asylum, and targeting of Civil Society actors.
Press Release: Serious concern over attacks against refugees and humanitarian workers
Xenophobia is reinforced by the “over-concentration of the population”, which burdens refugees and local communities.
Open letter to Mr Notis Mitarakis Minister on Migration and Asylum
17 civil society organizations in Greece sent an open letter to the new Minister of Immigration and Asylum.
Many refugees – victims of gender-based violence are homeless
Diotima expresses its concern about the increase in the number of survivors of GBV – asylum seekers living in conditions of homelessness.
PUBLIC STATEMEN: NGOs urge UN High Commissioner for Refugees to act on refugee rights
17 NGOs urge the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to act on refugee rights during his visit to Moria.
November 25th World Day of Struggle and Visibility
For the Diotima Centre, November 25th is a day of struggle and visibility for a daily, global phenomenon that remains “invisible”
Greek, EU authorities urged to break ‘vicious cycle’ of overcrowded asylum-seeker hotspots
Vulnerable asylum seekers are trapped on the Greek islands of the eastern Aegean, enduring inhumane conditions in overcrowded hotspots.
NCRTV complaint | ERT report reproduces rape culture
The Diotima Centre has appealed to the NCRTV for the report “Virtual rape allegations by tourists”, asking for its withdrawal.
GSGE and KETHI should remain at the Ministry of Interior
More than 150 citizens and 8 women’s organizations are demanding that the GSGE and the KETH remain in the Ministry of Interior.
Necessity to keep GSGE in the Ministry of the Interior
The decision to integrate the GSGE and the KETHI into the Ministry of Labour limits the possibility of horizontal gender equality policies.
Historic victory for women, the new definition of rape
Article 336 of the new Penal Code, voted yesterday by the Greek parliament, now incorporates the absence of consent into the legal definition of rape.
The definition of rape limits the protection of victims
We once again call on the Minister of Justice to adopt a modern Criminal Code worthy of a European state, including the concept of consent.
A home for refugees
Having a home is a universal need and a human right. Asylum seekers in the European Union strive to be safe and to rebuild their lives.
26 NGOs urging to end the humanitarian crisis
NGOs calling on European leaders to urgently take action to end the humanitarian and human rights crisis at Europe’s borders.
Deterioration of the definition of rape
In the draft of the new Criminal Code, not only a definition based on the absence of consent is not adopted, but the already anachronistic and problematic definition of rape is replaced, for the worse.
Every day is March 8 until ultimate equality
We are women, Europeans, immigrants, and refugees. We are women of all ages and all gender identities. On March 8, we shout loudly: enough!
Greece, EU: Move Asylum Seekers to Safety
The Greek authorities should show genuine, humane leadership in addressing the deplorable conditions for the people trapped on the islands.
The inalienable right to hospitality for refugees in safe havens
Protecting women whose lives are at risk from gender-based violence is an obligation of the state and its institutions.
Conditions at Moria refugee camp are “shameful”
Moria, the first reception centre on the Greek island of Lesbos, was recently described in a BBC report as “the worst refugee camp in the world.”
Diotima Centre welcomes the ratification of the Istanbul Convention
The adoption of the bill ratifying the Istanbul Convention by the Greek Parliament is a victory for the feminist movement.
Comments on the ratification of the Istanbul Convention
The draft law does not explicitly define economic violence as one of the forms of gender-based violence, although it could explicitly fall under psychological violence.
We welcome the Legal Recognition of Gender Identity
The legal recognition of the right to redefine the gender indicated in public documents is a matter of dignity.