Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
EU must use power to protect rights activists
UN human rights expert Mary Lawlor says the EU must demand Tajikistan ends attacks on human rights defenders or not upgrade trade relations.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Apr 25, 20237 min read
Fatmata. A woman not killed ‘by accident’
The woman killed on Greece's border with N. Macedonia was Fatmata. She was 23. She was not killed 'by accident'. And this has to stop.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Apr 20, 20233 min read
It is time to stop
A woman was shot dead on Wednesday for trying to find a safe place to live. It is time to stop.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Mar 19, 20236 min read
Δεν μπορώ να δεχτώ τη μετατροπή της αλληλεγγύης σε αδίκημα
The Greek version of our interview with UN Speecial Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor, published in EFSYN on 18 March 2023.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Mar 14, 202310 min read
UN SR: ‘It shouldn’t be a crime to help people. In Greece, it's made to seem like it is.'
UN Special Rapporter on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, expresses her shock and frustration with Greece in this interview with Koraki.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 23, 20227 min read
UN warns Greek government: you are damaging Greece
The Greek government has been handed yet another opportunity to stop and change the policies with which it is damaging Greece and the world.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Apr 11, 20226 min read
Μηταραχής: ψεύδος ή έλλειψη εφαρμογής;
Ο Υπουργός Μετανάστευσης της Ελλάδας παραπλανά επανειλημμένα τον ελληνικό λαό σχετικά με το νόμο και πρέπει να αρχίσουμε να ρωτάμε γιατί.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Mar 23, 20225 min read
Ukrainian arrivals: the hypocrisy and what we must make it mean
We must take this ‘new approach’ to Ukrainian people – as an opportunity, and work to make sure everyone, receives decent, legal treatment.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Dec 21, 20215 min read
'Does the EU Commission believe EU states may break international law?' - a response to a letter
In response to a report, the EU Commission appears to say EU member states have the right to overrule international law. We ask, why?
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Nov 28, 20215 min read
'People smugglers’ are not smugglers and are not breaking the law
Though they are described as 'people smugglers', those selling places on boats are not smugglers, and are not breaking the law.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Nov 20, 20218 min read
Poland and Belarus: How did we forget the people?
In its struggle to survive, the EU is jettisoning its principles, and - including on the Poland/Belarus border - condemning people to death.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Oct 26, 20216 min read
The doomed - and deadly - 'travel prevention' policy
After of the death of four (likely five) more people in the Aegean, we must change attitudes and policy on people travelling to seek asylum.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Oct 14, 20214 min read
If not a crime against humanity… Greece and the policy of pushbacks
Pushbacks carried out by Greek government operatives have reached astonishing levels. Is the government committing crimes against humanity?
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jun 7, 20217 min read
Greece, and Turkey as a ‘safe state’ – hollow, illegal and dangerous
Greece's declaration that Turkey is a 'safe state' for people from five nations is hollow, illegal and dangerous. It must be rescinded.
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
May 28, 202134 min read
Kiriakos Mitsotakis: ‘credit’ for ‘reducing flows’ on the Aegean Sea
Kiriakos Mitsotakis' claims about refugees hide some extremely worrying and unpleasant truths...
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Sep 4, 202020 min read
Pushbacks and rhetoric: defending international law and how the EU must do better
As evidenced by events over the last few weeks – and indeed months – the very existence of international law must now be recognised as...
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Rory O'Keeffe, Koraki
Jan 13, 202021 min read
Australia, the world, and the sysem
Oh good. Someone writing about Australia… Don’t panic. It’s really about the world and what we do next. Better? Well, tough… OK, so this...
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