The GNCHR at the Winter Law School on “Refugee and Migration Law” of ELSA Komotini

The GNCHR participated with two lectures at the Winter Law School on “Refugee and Migration Law” of ELSA Komotini (9-16 March 2025).

The first lecture on 11 March 2025 was entitled “Basic elements on Asylum Law and its Principles - European Asylum Framework” and the GNCHR was represented by the Human Rights Advisor, Dr. Christos Tsevas and the second lecture on 14 March 2025 was entitled “Refugees' Predicament- Trafficking of refugees, drug addicts and refugees as objects of criminal acts” and the GNCHR was represented by the Human Rights Advisor, Dr. Anastasia Chalkia.

The European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) is an international, independent, non-political and non-profit organization active in the field of legal science in over 43 European countries and more than 375 Universities internationally, with more than 60,000 members internationally.

ELSA Komotini organizes every year the Winter ELSA Law School (WELS), an international academic event, where participants from all over Europe attend a specialized academic program in a specific legal field, in the English language. Since the academic year 2018-2019, the ELSA Komotini Winter Law School has focused on “Refugee and Migration Law”, seeking to promote human rights and cultivate social sensitivity through lectures and workshops, as well as interactive educational methods. The conference is addressed to students from both Greece and Europe.