With this report we aim to raise the issues of the systemic human rights violations against migrants and refugees seeking protection in Europe at the EU’s external borders and of the ongoing impunity of the perpetrators, and to promote a human rights - based approach to the EU external migration and border policy. 6 2. THE SITUATION AT THE BORDERS 2023 will be mostly remembered for the deadliest migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea in recent years, the Pylos Shipwreck of 14 June 2023 (see subchapter 2.1). However, this was not an isolated incident, but instead occurred within a larger context. There are numerous reports of alleged pushbacks and violations committed by the Greek authorities in 2023, published by international and national human rights bodies and organizations to independent authorities and international research media, while the civic space in Greece remains restricted due to concerns related to civil society organizations working with refugees and asylum seekers (see subchapter 2.2.). Moreover, the situation at the Evros Greek-Turkish border continued to be particularly worrying (see subchapter 2.3.). AT EUROPE’S BORDERS: PUSHBACKS CONTINUE AS IMPUNITY PERSISTS