The rescue of the 30 Syrians: Meanwhile, on 15, 16 and 17 March, the UNHCR intervened towards the Greek authorities. On 17 March the Greek National Commission for Human Rights intervened as well with a letter directed to the Ministry of Citizen Protection. The 30 Syrian asylum seekers were eventually rescued on 18 March, transferred to the Border Police Department Kyprinou and subsequently to the Pre-Removal Center of Orestiada. On 22 March they were transferred to the RIC of Orestiada and, following registration of their asylum applications, they were released on 12 April. An application for ECHR violations has been submitted before the ECtHR and its examination is pending. II. The pushback case involving rape of men and women Date of arrival: 12 April 2022 Date of ECtHR’s interim measures: 19 April 2022 Date of pushback operation: 14 April 2022 Relevant application(s) before ECtHR: A.D. and others v. Greece Alleged Violations of the Convention: Art. 2, Art. 3, Art. 5 ECHR Essential aspects of this case: rape of men and women Image 3: Google maps, GPS Coordinates: 41°19’48.6”N 26°36’06.1”E, shared by the asylum seekers. 16 Stranded on Evros islet without water or food: On 12 April 2022, at approximately 5:00 am, 37 Syrians, including 17 children, entered Greece from Turkey via the Evros river, seeking international protection. The asylum seekers found themselves on an islet in Evros River, at the location indicated above, which they communicated to GCR via WhatsApp. Among the group there were a 6-month pregnant woman, two infants and a child with serious respiratory problems supported by an oxygen tank. On 13 April, the group managed to communicate with GCR, stating that they had been on the islet for a day without water, food, or any way of meeting their basic needs. They also expressed their fear of being illegally pushed back to Turkey where their lives would be at risk. They stated their wish to apply for asylum in Greece. GCR immediately informed all the competent authorities about the group of asylum seekers, their whereabouts and conditions. GCR requested the Greek authorities’ immediate actions to rescue the asylum seekers and provide humanitarian assistance, as well as access to the reception, identification and asylum procedures. Following a new phone call intervention by GCR lawyers, the Integrated Border Management and Migration Centre of Orestiada of the Greek Police replied that the authorities had been informed and vehicles had been dispatched in search of the group. Likewise, on 14 April, UNHCR addressed a letter to the Greek authorities requesting the asylum seekers be identified and subjected to the procedures provided for by law. On 14 April, at 13:58, the Greek authorities replied to GCR that “it was AT EUROPE’S BORDERS: BETWEEN IMPUNITY AND CRIMINALIZATION