If you have been attacked…
because of your ethnic, national origin,
colour of skin,
religion, handicap, sexual orientation or identity, you can:
Call for assistance the people on the street or other witnesses.
Contact the police (go to the nearest police station or dial 100 or call the Greek Police hotline 11414).
If you don’t have legal residence documents you should know that in the cases provided by law a residence permit for humanitarian reasons is granted to victims and witnesses if a preliminary investigation or prosecution is ordered. You can first contact organizations listed below in order to get information about your rights and the procedure for protection of undocumented victims and witnesses.
Go to the hospital in order to get a medical certificate and any other document proving that the attack took place and the injuries you sustained.
Approach the Network’s organizations listed at the back to report the incident and request assistance.
If you want to file a complaint, you must talk to a lawyer in order to see if filling a complaint is possible considering the data and the witnesses available. You can find lawyers that provide free assistance to racist violence victims, including migrants and refugees with or without legal residence in the country, at the organizations participating in the Network.
ATHENS
Act Up: 210 3303306
Aitima: 210 9241677
Amnesty International: 210 3600628 (extension 42)
Arsis -Association for the Social Support of Youth: 210 825980, 210 8256771
Asante: 210 3302458
Association of Social Workers of Greece: 210 8834818 (Tuesday and Thursday, 18:00-20:00)
Association of United Afghans in Greece: 211 1830810, 6947 397864
Babel Day Centre: 210 8616280
Centre for Life for the Support of People Living with HIV/AIDS: 210 7257617
Centre for the Support or Repatriated and Migrants- Ecumenical Refugee Program: 210 7295926-7
Colour Youth – LGBTQ Youth Community of Athens: 694 55 83 395
Doctors of the World: 210 3213150
Generation 2.0 RED: 216 7003325 (ext.3041)
Greek Council for Refugees: 210 3800990
Greek Helsinki Monitor: 210 3472259
Greek Forum of Migrants: 210 8831620
Greek Forum of Refugees: 213 0282976
Greek Transgender Support Association: 693 89 82 832
Group of Lawyers for the Rights of Refugees and Migrants: 210 8259449
Hellenic Action for Human Rights: 213 0264975
Hellenic Red Cross: 210 3605631, 22920 22414. 22920 27744
Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece: 699 76 79 021
Medical Intervention: 210 77787770
METAction Action for Migration and Development: 210 5147423-4
Network for the Social Support of Refugees and Migrants: 210 3813928
Positive Voice: 210 8627572
Praksis: 210 8213704 (Polyclinic), 210 8210552 (Solidarity Centre), 210 5244574 (Athens Centre Homeless Shelter) 698 58 66 432 (Piraeus Centre Homeless Shelter)
Rainbow Families: 694 82 57 008
World without War and Violence: 694 29 13 972
THESSALONIKI
Arsis – Association for the Social Support of Youth: 2310 526150, 2310 501030
Doctors of the World: 2310 566641
Group of Lawyers for the Support of Refugees and Migrant Rights: 698 41 08 744
Praksis: 2310 556145 (Polyclinic), 2310 501040 (Solidarity Centre), 2310 527938 (Centre Homeless Shelter)
CRETE
Doctors of the World: 28210 23110
Migrants’ Forum in Crete: 697 35 25 049
PATRA
Doctors of the World: 2610 310366
Movement for the Support of Refugee and Migrants Rights: 697 49 92 559
Praksis: 2610 321933 (Drop-in Centre)
RHODES
Human Rights Commission of the Bar Association of Rhodes: 22410 20413, 22410 21427, 22410 74420
CHIOS
LATHRA, Committee of Solidarity for Refugees: 693 67 68 175
*The instructions above have been drafted under the guidance the Racist Violence Recording Network