The purpose of the Association is to create a nationwide network of individuals, associations of persons and legal entities working to support asylum seekers, political refugees and stateless persons as well as all those who may fall within the criteria set by the Geneva Convention and the protocols annexed to it or the Greek framework for the protection of refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons, mainly in relation to their self-organization, public expression and representation.

The mission of the Hellenic Refugee Forum is to defend the rights and the protection of the freedoms of refugees and asylum seekers, to inform them in depth about their rights and obligations, to strengthen their self-organization and to encourage their public participation.