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Testimonial- Volunteering with Refugee Legal Support

(c) Sarah Booker While volunteering in Calais in 2017 I came to understand that many, having entered Europe through southern states, had ...

Advising asylum seekers in Athens

Piece written by Jennine Walker (far left) after her time with RLS in Summer 2018 Athens is a city scarred by the economic crisis that ha...

Challenging Returns to Greece

For the last 6 months, I volunteered in Athens at Refugee Legal Support. It was overwhelmingly clear that there are systemic deficiencies...

Human contact in asylum systems- what practitioners in the UK can learn from the Greek experience

The opportunity to contrast the UK asylum system with the Greek asylum system made me think again about the importance of human contact b...

My Time With Refugee Legal Support Athens

It is difficult to relay into words the experience I have obtained from RLS. Just like every picture we take does not justify the beauty ...

“My biggest fear was that my daughter would not recognise me anymore”

RLS had only been running for a few months when 17 year old Ali* came to see us after his English class at Khora Community Centre. ‘’I’ve...

Working in Athens as an RLS volunteer lawyer

Working as a volunteer lawyer at the RLS clinic in Athens, Tamara plays an essential role in providing legal support for refugees. Read a...

Portrait of an RLS Refugee Interpreter

Vafa is a refugee from Afghanistan and one of RLS’s employed interpreters. As you will find out in the following interview, Vafa is an extra

International Volunteer Day 2017: Volunteering with RLS-Athens

This International Volunteer Day, Sonia Curtis reflects on her time volunteering as Legal Support Coordinator for the Refugee Legal Support

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