nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20211124-185203-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 211124s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20211124-185203-0 doi eng 342 23 Fasia, Eirini Author aut In Court for Saving Lives - The Binder and Mardini case Fasia, Eirini Verfassungsblog 2021-11-24 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The trial against human right defenders Séan Binder and Sarah Mardini was supposed to start on 18 November 2021 at the criminal Court on the Greek island of Lesvos. The core charge of the prosecution, the facilitation of irregular entry of third country nationals, is based on the EU Facilitator’s Package and Greek anti-smuggling laws, both of which are at variance with international law standards related to smuggling. The remaining charges pressed upon Binder and Mardini are excessive and likely to be proved unfounded for lack of sufficient evidence. The whole process is just another example of the ongoing criminalization of humanitarian assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in Europe. CC BY-SA 4.0 Criminalization of Humanitarian Work Human Rights Defenders Immigrant Smuggling NGOs Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/in-court-for-saving-lives/ raw object