GRJ v Greece
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The following are our initial reflections, offered as part of a praxis of movement law/yering on migration justice rooted in self-accountability, on the European Court of Human Rights’ reasoning and approach in GRJ v Greece, and its implications for legal struggles against borders in Greece and at Europe’s borders elsewhere.
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G.R.J. v Greece was submitted to the European Court of Human Rights in March 2021 on behalf of an unaccompanied minor who was abducted, illegally detained and expelled to Turkey by Greek officials through life-endangering abandonment at sea.
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The inquiry is based on the joint submission of a complaint against the European Commission by de:border // migration justice collective, Legal Centre Lesvos, HIAS Greece, Equal Rights Beyond Borders, and Mobile Info Team, with the support of several investigative and research partners—including Dr. Lena Karamanidou, Border Violence Monitoring Network, Forensic Architecture and Lighthouse Reports.