From 8 to 12 September 2020, several fires completely destroyed the severely overcrowded Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. Following the call from Legal Centre Lesvos, two international trial observers, representing the European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights, the Swiss Democratic Lawyers, Observatori DESC and UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Human Development (University of Girona), intended to observe the first instance trial against four of the six people accused of causing the fires. Referring to Covid measures still in place for court proceedings, the court prohibited the international trail observers from entering the building. Nevertheless, the international trial observers now issued a preliminary report in preparation of the appeal trial which is scheduled to start on 6 March 2023. This preliminary report can be read here:
