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Human rights organisations Amnesty International, the Jesuit Refugee Service Europe, Medecins du Monde Belgique and Refugee Rights Europe called on Tuesday for the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to provide emergency support for migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers.

A group of 20 non-governmental organizations have sent a joint petition to Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis, arguing that a bill recently passed into law undermines the rights of asylum seekers in Greece.

Municipal worker Ioannis Chrysanthakopoulos, 39, carries goods for pensioner Vassiliki Chalari, 83, as part of the Athens Municipality's "Help at Home Plus" program that has been extended to members of vulnerable groups, including the elderly, who face particular challenges during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Athens municipal authorities are scrambling to find a solution to the capital's homeless problem as the central government attempts to enforce a lockdown on public movement.
City Hall is seeking to locate adequate housing - preferably one building - in which homeless people can be hosted for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic.

Twenty human rights organizations - including Amnesty International, Oxfam, the Greek Council for Refugees, Oxfam and the local branch of Medecins Du Monde - have urged the Greek government and its European Union partners to ensure that all asylum seekers stranded on the Aegean islands are moved to suitable accommodation on the mainland or relocated to other EU countries as winter approaches.