The organization "European Lawyers in Lesvos - ELIL" has been active in Greece since 2016 with the aim of providing legal services to applicants and applicants for international protection. It is registered in Greece and Germany and was founded in 2016 by the Council of European Bar Associations (CCBE) and the German Bar Association (DAV), while the French Bar Association (CNB) is now a member.

The fundamental values ​​of the organization are the defense of the rule of law, the protection of human rights and the guarantee of essential access to legal support. Our team, consisting of Greek lawyers as well as volunteer lawyers from other European countries, provides free legal assistance and information services to asylum seekers in Lesvos since 2016, Samos since 2020, Athens since 2021 and Thessaloniki since 2022.