see Section II
IV. ORGANISATIONS PROVIDING ADVICE TO ASYLUM SEEKERS
see Section II
V. LAWYERS PROVIDING
ADVICE TO ASYLUM SEEKERS
ATHENS Erika Kalantzi Attorney-at-Law
11-13 Prigiponisson Street, GR-113 63 Athens
Tel: +30 (210) 82 21 173 erika.kalantzi@gmail.com Yianna Kurtovik
9, Stournari Str.
GR-106 83 Athens Tel.: 0030 210 38 28 325 Fax: 0030 210 33 03 120 E-mail: kurtovik@hol.gr Marianna Tzeferakou 39, Stadiou street GR – 10559 Athens Tel : 0030 6977418859 E-mail : martzef@yahoo.gr
VI. AIRPORT / BORDER SERVICES
For information on civil society organizations currently present in entry or/and exit points in Greece for provision of humanitarian assistance to third country nationals newly-arrived or on the move, please consult UNHCR relevant index (“who what where”), available in:
http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean/country.p hp?id=83
VII. LEGAL AID
Asylum seekers are not entitled to state- funded legal aid prior to or during the first instance procedure conducted by the Asylum
Service. Before the Appeals Committees (entitled to examine administrative appeals against first instance rejections, deciding in second and final instance, art. 61 Law 4375/2016) appellants are entitled to free legal representation (art. 44 par.3 L. 4375/2016) via a lawyers’ registry maintained by the Asylum Service.
A final rejection of an asylum application can be challenged before the Second Instance Administrative Court. At this stage, free legal assistance is limited and is subject to (a) an insufficient means test, establishing the applicant’s inability to afford legal representation;
and (b) a merits test, determining that the application has a “probability” of success (Law 3226/2004). The choice of legal representative is made on the basis of a list drawn up by the relevant Bar Association. However, in order to submit an application for legal aid, the asylum seeker needs to hire a lawyer, he/she has no choice over his /her legal representative, as lawyers are appointed from the list designated by the Bar Association. The low rates and the great delays in remuneration awarded to legal aid lawyers act as a severe disincentive for legal professionals to take up asylum cases, adversely affecting both the availability and the quality of free legal assistance.
In Greece, free legal assistance and representation in all stages of the administrative and judicial asylum procedure has always been provided by NGOs according to their capacity. The provision of free legal assistance, as it is currently provided in Greece by NGOs lacking relevant funding, in no way may be perceived as satisfying the requirements set in the law and directly affects the quality of the asylum procedure.
For further information on legal aid for asylum seekers in Greece, see AIDA Country Report:
Greece, available at:
www.asylumineurope.org/reports/country/gree ce
VIII. LAWYERS AND LEGAL EXPERTS WITH AN OVERALL KNOWLEDGE OF ASYLUM LAW AND POLICY
Lawyers (see also: Section V above) Vassilis Papadopoulos
9, Stournari street GR-106 83 Athens
GREECE (+30)
E-mail: vslpapadopoulos@gmail.com Helen Spathana
1, Polytechneiou street GR- 104 33 Athens Tel.: 0030 210 3839750 E-mail: helspathana@yahoo.gr Academics
Prof. Paroula Naskou-Perraki University of Macedonia-Thessaloniki Tel.: 0030 2310 308223
E-mail: paroula@naskouperraki.gr Web: www.naskouperraki.gr (in greek) Ass. Prof. Ioannis Papageorgiou Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 6, Kanari Str.
GR-111 47 Galatsi (Athens) Tel.: 0030 210 21 31 687 E-Mail: ippg@otenet.gr ipapageo@polsci.auth.gr
Ass. Prof. Maria Daniella Marouda Jean Monnet Chair in EU solidarity in civil protection and humanitarian action First Vice Chair ECRI, Council of Europe European Centre of Research and Training in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action, Panteion University
6, Syggrou Avenue (New Building)
Tel : 0030 210 9201820, 0030 210 9201852 E-Mail : danmarouda@hotmail.com
HUNGARY (+36)
I. ELENA COORDINATOR
Zoltán Somogyvári Hungarian Helsinki Committee 1074 Budapest, Dohány utca. 20.
Tel.: (+36 1) 321 43 27 Fax: (+36 1) 321 43 23
E-mail: zoltan.somogyvari@helsinki.hu
II. NATIONAL UMBRELLA ORGANISATIONS / REFUGEE COUNCILS
Hungarian Helsinki Committee Dohány utca. 20.
1074 Budapest
Tel.: +36 (1) 321 4323, +36 1 321 4141 Fax: +36 (1) 321 4323, +36 1 321 4141 E-mail: helsinki@helsinki.hu
*LA **English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Romanian, Russian, Hungarian, Slovenian, Serbian
***Legal assistance and legal representation for asylum seekers, legal representation for refugees applying for family reunification, legal and practical training on asylum, statelessness
Menedék Association for Migrants E-mail: menedek@menedek.hu fb.com/menedekegyesulet Népszínház utca 16. III/3.
1081 Budapest
Tel.: +36 (1) 322 1502, (1) 344 6224 Fax.: +36 (1) 4790272
**English, French, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Italian Persian (Farsi and Dari), Arabic, Somali, Turkish, Hungarian
***Social assistance,
integration, counselling, housing
III. ORGANISATIONS SUPPORTING ASYLUM SEEKERS
Menedék Association for Migrants Népszínház utca 16. III/3.
1081 Budapest
Tel.: +36 (1) 322 1502, (1) 344 6224
E-mail: menedek@menedek.hu
Facebook: fb.com/menedekegyesulet
** English, French, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Italian Persian (Farsi and Dari), Arabic, Somali, Turkish, Hungarian
***Social assistance, integration Cordelia Foundation for the Rehabilitation of Torture Victims Kárpát u. 1/b
1133 Budapest
Tel.: +36 (1) 349 1450 Fax: +36 (1) 239 1332 E-Mail: cordelia@cordelia.hu
**English, German, Hungarian
***Psychiatric care, torture victims, PTSD Kalunba Social Services Nonprofit Ltd.
Erzsébet körút 5.
1073 Budapest
E-mail: kalunbameeting@gmail.com
**English, Hungarian, German, Arabic, Farsi, Urdu
***Complex social integration services, Hungarian language courses (provided only to refugees, not to asylum seekers)
Hungarian Baptist Aid Baptists Integration Centre Lőportár utca 1-3.
1134 Budapest Tel: +36-20-479-2879
**English, Hungarian
***Social assistance, accommodation for recognized refugees
Lutheran Diakónia Hungary Karácsony Sándor u. 31.
1085 Budapest Tel: +36 20 925 5939
Email: integracio@lutheran.hu
**English, German, Hungarian
***Social assistance
Artemisszió Foundation
HUNGARY (+36)
1016 Budapest, Mészáros utca 10.
Tel: +361 413-6517 ; +361 413-6517 E-mail: artemisz@artemisszio.hu Web : www.artemisszio.hu Pataki Teréz –
terez.pataki@artemisszio.hu Mikes Hanna –
hanna.mikes@artemisszio.hu
***Integration programs, trainings, mentoring, counselling
IV. ORGANISATIONS PROVIDING ADVICE TO ASYLUM SEEKERS
Hungarian Helsinki Committee 1054 Budapest
Dohány utca. 20.
Tel.: +36 (1) 321 4323, +36 1 321 4141 Fax: +36 (1) 321 4323, +36 1 321 4141 E-mail: helsinki@helsinki.hu
*LA
**English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Romanian, Russian, Hungarian, Slovenian, Serbian
***Legal assistance for asylum seekers, legal and practical training on
asylum, statelessness
V. LAWYERS PROVIDING
ADVICE TO ASYLUM SEEKERS
(all of them are members of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s country-wide lawyers’
network)
BUDAPEST Dr. Gábor Győző Dr. Tamás Fazekas Dr. Barbara Pohárnok Dr. Zsolt Szekeres Dr. Magda Major
Hungarian Helsinki Committee 1074 Budapest
Dohány utca. 20.
Tel.: +36 (1) 321 4323, +36 1 321 4141 Fax: +36 (1) 321 4323, +36 1 321 4141 E-mail: helsinki@helsinki.hu
*LA ** English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Romanian, Russian, Hungarian, Slovenian, Serbian
Dr. Csaba Bíró Dr. Albert Pucsok Péteri Law Firm 1093 Budapest, Lónyai u. 19. I. em.
Tel.: +36 (1) 266 7963 Fax: +36 (1) 317 4212 E-mail: csaba.biro@pui.hu albert.pucsok@pui.hu,
*LA
**English, German, Russian, Spanish, Hungarian
FÓT
(shelter for unaccompanied minors) Dr. Orsolya Szántai Vecsera Dr. Zsolt Szekeres
Hungarian Helsinki Committee 1054 Budapest
Dohány utca. 20.
Tel.: (1) 321 4323, (1) 321 4141 Fax: (1) 321 4323, (1) 321 4141 E-mail: zsolt.szekeres@helsinki.hu, orsolya.szantai@helsinki.hu
*LA
**English, French, Hungarian, Serbian
***Unaccompanied minors
RÖSZKE Transit Zone, TOMPA Transit Zone
Dr. Tímea Kovács Hétvezér u. 49/a.
6724 Szeged,
Tel: +36 20 49 67372 E-mail: drtimeak@gmail.com
*LA **English, German, Hungarian
NYÍRBÁTOR Dr. Róbert Miskolczi Iskola u. 3.
4400 Nyíregyháza tel: +36 42/506-313
E-mail: drmiskolczirobert@gmail.com
*LA **English, Hungarian
VI. AIRPORT / BORDER SERVICES
dr. Gábor Győző
Hungarian Helsinki Committee Dohány utca. 20.
HUNGARY (+36)
1074 Budapest
Tel.: +36 (1) 321 4323, (1) 321 4141 Fax: +36 (1) 321 4323, (1) 321 4141 E-mail: gabor.gyozo@helsinki.hu
*LA
**English, Hungarian
VII. LEGAL AID
The Hungarian Legal Aid Act allows for ex post facto granting of legal aid (and reimbursement of legal fees) if the legal assistance does not require more than 2 hours, or if the legal assistance does not require more than 4 hours of work and the case is urgent.
In urgent cases, the client contacts the legal aid provider directly, and the legal aid provider will take care of claiming his/her fees and costs from the Legal Aid Office once the assistance has been provided to the client.
In all other cases, the beneficiary of legal aid first needs to have his/her application for legal aid approved by the Legal Aid
Office, and may only then approach a legal aid provider of his/her choice.
However, if there is a need for more hours to be spent on a given asylum case, in principle this is possible under the legal aid system – however, in practice this requires much more paperwork and is also time-consuming.
VIII. LAWYERS AND LEGAL EXPERTS WITH AN OVERALL KNOWLEDGE OF REFUGEE LAW AND POLICY
Dr. Boldizsár Nagy Eötvös Lóránd University Egyetem tér 1-3
1054 Budapest
Tel.: +36 (1) 242 6313 Fax: +36 (1) 430 0235
E-mail: nagyboldi@ajk.elte.hu (also at Central European University)
**English, Hungarian
***Hungarian immigration, asylum and citizenship legislation and practice Dr. Judit Tóth
University of Szeged Rákóczi tér 1
6722 Szeged
Tel.: +36 (62) 544 487 Fax: +36 (62) 544 487
E-mail: skula@juris.u-szeged.hu
**English, Hungarian
***Constitutional law, Hungarian immigration/asylum legislation Dr. Júlia Mink
John Wesley Theological College Dankó u. 11.
1086 Budapest
Tel.: +36 (1) 210 5400/-109 E-mail: manna42@gmail.com
**English, French, Hungarian
***International human rights and refugee law, European asylum acquis
dr. Katalin Haraszti Office of Parliamentary
Commissioners/Ombudspersons Nádor u. 22
1051 Budapest
Tel.: +36 (1) 475 7132 Fax: +36 (1) 269 3544 E-mail: haraszti@obh.hu
**English, Hungarian
ICELAND (+354)
I. ELENA COORDINATORS
Guðríður Lára Þrastardóttir /Lilja Björk Guðmundsdóttir
Icelandic Red Cross Efstaleiti 9 103 Reykjavík, Iceland
Tel: +354 570 4000
E-mail: gudridurlara@redcross.is/lilja@redcross.is
II. NATIONAL UMBRELLA ORGANISATIONS / NATIONAL REFUGEE COUNCILS
Icelandic Red Cross Efstaleiti 9
IS-109 Reykjavík Tel.: (+354) 570 4000 E-Mail: asylum@redcross.is Web: www.raudikrossinn.is/english
*LA
**Icelandic, English, French, Spanish, Swedish and any other language via telephone interpretation.
Services provided: General advice and guidance, legal assistance and representation for asylum seekers at the administrative level, social assistance and social activities for asylum seekers and refugees, language courses, et al.