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Greece
Human Rights Groups Call on Greece to Investigate Migrant Pushbacks
Twenty-nine human rights and humanitarian aid organizations called on the Greek Parliament on Tuesday to establish an inquiry into all allegations of unlawful returns of migrants to Turkey by law enforcement officers and other authorities.
In an open letter, the...
Greece
The First Woman Appointed Secretary-General of the European Court of Human Rights is Greek
Marialena Tsirli, a Greek native, is the first woman to be appointed Secretary-General of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Marialena Tsirli, a graduate of the Ursulines Hellenic-French School and the Athens Law School, continued her postgraduate and doctoral...
Greece
Human Rights Groups Rebuke Greece Over Migrant Sea Barrier
Greece's plan to build a “floating protection system” in the Aegean Sea meant to curtail the huge influx of migrants arriving from the Turkish coast, has recently drawn strong criticism from human rights groups.
“This plan could put lives at...
Diplomacy
Greece Nominates European Court of Human Rights for 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Friday announcing the decision taken by the country's current administration regarding their nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020.
''Greece, by the decision of the Greek government, proposes the...
Greece
Human Rights Watch Blasts Greece's Proposed Asylum Legislation
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...
Greece
ECHR Accuses Greece of Violating Human Rights of Five Minor Migrants
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Greece had violated the human rights of five minors aged between 14 and 17 years.
The unaccompanied minors had entered the EU via Greece in 2016, desiring to go to...
Crime
Hate Attacks on the Rise in Greece, Human Rights Groups Say
A report published on Thursday by human rights groups says the number of violent attacks on minorities in Greece increased during 2018.
The Racist Violence Recording Network, made up of 46 organizations including the Greek branches of the Red Cross...
Greece
Greek Human Rights Chief Resigns in Protest at Government Interference
The chairman of the independent Greek National Commission for Human Rights (GNCHR) resigned on Wednesday in protest against the "arrogance of executive power and authoritarianism in the decision-making and implementation of its decisions."
Georgios Stavropoulos said in a statement that...
Archaeology
Human Rights Advocate Kerry Kennedy Calls for Return of Parthenon Marbles
US human rights advocate Kerry Kennedy called for the return of the Parthenon Marbles, now housed at the British Museum, to the nation of Greece during her visit to Athens on Tuesday.
The president of the Robert F. Kennedy Center...
Cyprus
UK to Pay €1.1 Million to Greek Cypriots Over Human Rights Abuses
The U.K. government announced on Wednesday that it reached a settlement over claims made by 33 EOKA veterans who were tortured while in detention during the 1955-1959 Cypriot struggle for liberation.
The ''full and final'' out-of-court settlement was reached between...
Greece
Human Rights Commission Accuses Greece of Illegally Returning Migrants
The National Human Rights Commission of Greece (NHRC), an independent advisory body to the Greek State on matters pertaining to human rights protection, raised serious concerns on Tuesday about the return of refugees to their home countries.
Over what it...
Greece
Human Rights Watch: Greece is Blocking Sick Refugee Children's Access to Care
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...
Greece
Human Rights Watch Annual Report Bleak for Refugee Treatment in Greece
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...
Greece
Human Rights Watch Accuses Greece of Neglecting Female Refugees
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
Twenty Human Rights Groups Urge Greece to Act Now on Asylum Seekers
The Greek government, with the support of EU member states, should act now to end Greece’s “containment policy,” 20 human rights and aid groups said on Wednesday.
The policy forces asylum seekers arriving on the Greek islands to remain in...