Greek Council for Refugees
Athens, Greece
The Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) is a non-governmental organisation which was set up in 1989 to assist refugees, persons under temporary protection and asylum seekers in Greece. It advocates and promotes measures for the legal and socio-economic protection of those who, fearing persecution, cannot return to their own country; it provides legal aid, psychosocial support and economic benefits to help them meet their basic needs and achieve self-sufficiency; it organises training and information programmes which aim at promoting the use of fair and efficient procedures in the examination of the requests of asylum seekers; raises community awareness about refugees’ and asylum seekers’ rights and needs, inviting community support and protecting this alien group from a denial of their rights; and it promotes measures furthering intercultural understanding and the effort to assist refugees to exercise their right to maintain their cultural identity while avoiding social exclusion.
Role:
The GCR is one of the two social partners in CHICAM with particular expertise in issues relating to migration and refugees.
