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The international group Human Rights Watch on Tuesday sharply criticized the new asylum bill brought forward by Greece's new conservative government as it restricts legal protection only to individuals who are fleeing wars. “The bill is a naked attempt to...

This week the NPO Human Rights Watch (HRW) made statements criticizing the Greek authorities and bureaucracy in place that is responsible for detaining refugee children with mental and physical illnesses in the Aegean islands' camps, with no access to proper...

Throughout 2017, NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has been very critical of the Greek government's treatment of refugees and asylum seekers on the island hotspots. Now in its annual report about the conditions of refugees in the EU, the group...

Greek authorities are failing to provide adequate protection for women and girls living in government-run, European Union-sponsored facilities for asylum seekers, on the island of Lesvos, NGO Human Rights Watch said today. In November, 2017, Human Rights Watch interviewed 25 asylum-seeking...

Greece should not extradite, deport or otherwise facilitate the return of a Tajik opposition activist to Tajikistan; where he faces possible torture or ill-treatment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. Mirzorakhim Kuzov; a senior leader of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan...

Representatives of Human Rights Watch (HRW) slammed Greece and Europe for the conditions prevailing in the migrant camp of Moria in Lesvos. "Moria is a concentration camp", said Emina Cerimovic addressing the Greek Parliament’s subcommittee for the disabled. Following a nine-day...

There are many unnecessary delays and arbitrary barriers which keep older refugees and asylum seekers stranded in Greece, unable to reunite with family members who have legal status in the European Union, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. According to their...

On Wednesday the NPO Human Rights Watch (HRW) made statements criticizing the EU-Turkey deal, blaming it for the entrapment of migrants on the Greek Aegean islands known as "hotspots." "The EU-Turkey deal has trapped thousands of people in abysmal conditions...

Greek authorities, with the support of the European Union, should immediately transfer thousands of asylum seekers confined to appalling conditions on the Aegean islands to appropriate mainland accommodations, Human Rights Watch said today. Heavy snow, rain, and strong winds in...

Shantha Rau Barriga, the disability rights director at Human Rights Watch has called out Greek authorities and NPOs alike in the mishandling of refugees with disabilities who are living at various camps throughout Greece. “People with disabilities are being overlooked...

In a report released on Thursday, Human Rights Watch said that unaccompanied migrant children in Greece are living under deplorable conditions while being kept for prolonged detention periods that is in direct violation of international and Greek law. The 27-page report...

Human Rights Watch, a pro-human rights group, issued on Thursday a statement, in which they criticize the living conditions of refugees and migrants on the islands of Chios and Lesvos. "Greek authorities, in coordination with the European Union, are automatically...

“Police in Athens frequently harass and abuse homeless people, people who use drugs, and sex workers. Police stops and arbitrary detention of people who live or spend considerable amounts of time on the streets of downtown Athens interfere with...

Human Rights Watch used harsh language towards Greece and the EU in its annual report that was published on Tuesday January 21, 2014. “European Union (EU) leaders in 2013 acknowledged problems of rising intolerance and persistent human rights violations...

Human Rights Watch, a leading international nongovernmental advocacy group, on Tuesday called for Greek lawmakers to strengthen legislation meant to combat racism and xenophobia. “Greece has failed countless victims of racist and xenophobic attacks by neither investigating nor prosecuting the...