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DEMOCRACY REPORT 2026 | «Η Αποδόμηση της Δημοκρατικής Εποχής;»

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:31:00 +0000

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Greece: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:07:52 +0000

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Aegean Boat Report: Allegation of Pushback of Refugees off the Coast of Oinousses

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:09:14 +0000

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World Justice Project: Rule of Law Index 2025

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:38:24 +0000

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Longstanding discrimination against migrants by KTEL

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:00:55 +0000

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Aegean Boat Report: Allegation of Pushback of Refugees off the Coast of Tilos

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:07:07 +0000

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4th Annual Report on the Rule of Law in Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:23:48 +0000

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Suspension of Asylum Applications as a Violation of the Country’s International Obligations

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 15:28:09 +0000

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ΕΣΠ: Αναφορές για 12 επιχειρήσεις επαναπροωθήσεων στον Έβρο εντός του 2023

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 19 May 2025 11:45:40 +0000

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Critical Shortcomings and Failures in Refugee Care in Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:29:33 +0000

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DEMOCRACY REPORT 2025 | 25 Years of Autocratization – Democracy Trumped?

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:19:20 +0000

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Ombudsman: Special Report on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2023)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:24:59 +0000

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Ombudsman: Pylos investigation concludes there is clear evidence that Greek coast guard officers knowingly exposed migrants to life threatening conditions

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:45:34 +0000

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Absence of Infrastructure for Refugee Reception in Crete

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 14:09:36 +0000

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3rd Annual Report on the Rule of Law in Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:56:55 +0000

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Unprovoked Police Violence Against Demonstrators (6.12.2024)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:29:05 +0000

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ECtHR Condemnations of Greece in 2024 for Violations of Article 3 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 15:40:47 +0000

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GCR: Reports of 12 pushbacks in Evros within 2023

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:49:03 +0000

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Allegations and Prosecutorial Intervention Over Police Misconduct in Thessaloniki

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 12:50:39 +0000

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Allegations of Arbitrary Detentions During Polytechnic Uprising Commemoration Protests

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:29:10 +0000

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Abuse and Death of Migrant in Agios Panteleimonas Police Station

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:20:34 +0000

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World Justice Project: Rule of Law Index 2024

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:20:07 +0000

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Allegations of Police Violence Against Educators During Protest

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:55:11 +0000

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) again calls on Greece to reform its immigration detention system and stop pushbacks

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:56:28 +0000

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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS REPORT ― 2024

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:00:33 +0000

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BBC: Greek coastguard caused the deaths of dozens of migrants

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:21:36 +0000

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The Challenge of Migration Flows and Refugee Protection – Reception Conditions and Procedures

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 14:44:12 +0000

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DEMOCRACY REPORT 2024 | Democracy Winning and Losing at the Ballot

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:07:06 +0000

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Verbal and physical assault on LGBTQ+ individuals in Thessaloniki

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 10:18:42 +0000

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Shipwreck in Pylos: Greece’s responsibilities against the background of the European Ombudsman’s report and the country’s international obligations

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:03:36 +0000

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PRAB report: allegations of 50 pushback incidents from Greece involving 2,157 refugees and migrants

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:16:40 +0000

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Aegean Boat Report denounces the refoulement of 11 refugees

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:19:22 +0000

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Beating of a Civilian by Police Officers in Ambelokipi

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 10:57:30 +0000

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Aegean Boat Report denounces the refoulement of 12 refugees

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 08:20:18 +0000

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Aegean Boat Report denounces the refoulement of 16 refugees

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:47:46 +0000

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Investigation reports 2,010 incidences of refoulement with 55,445 victims in the Aegean Sea

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 09:12:03 +0000

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Aegean Boat Report denounces the refoulement of 22 refugees

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:15:29 +0000

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Alkhatib and Others v. Greece: Greece condemned for violation of Article 2 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:08:27 +0000

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GCR: Unsuitable living conditions for refugees in Kos

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:03:53 +0000

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Greek National Human Rights Commission collects testimonies alleging the informal forced return of thousands of people from Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:01:20 +0000

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Case D.S. v. Greece – Greece condemned for violating Articles 3 and 13 ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:49:29 +0000

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Case of Mirzai and Others v Greece – Conviction of Greece for violation of Articles 3 and 5 ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 16:11:48 +0000

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Case M.B. v. Greece – Greece condemned for violating Article 3 ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 13:24:15 +0000

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Case M.L. v. Greece – European Court condemns Greece for violation of Article 3 ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 12:01:36 +0000

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World Justice Project: Rule of Law Index 2023

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 10:18:39 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Articles 3 and 13 of the ECHR in the case of E.F. v. Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 22:49:41 +0000

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2nd ANNUAL REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE RULE OF LAW IN GREECE – 2022

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:53:23 +0000

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Alleged incident of police violence against journalist Giorgos Fakis

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:46:14 +0000

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Complaint of excessive police violence during an incident in Kaminia

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:05:01 +0000

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2023 Rule of Law Report Country Chapter on the rule of law situation in Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:18:09 +0000

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Lawyer arrested during the performance of his duties

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:04:31 +0000

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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW Report on the visit to Greece 5-6 May 2022

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:24:15 +0000

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Refoulement and confiscation of the personal belongings of refugees by the Greek authorities

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:11:12 +0000

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Case H.A. and Others v. Greece – Greece condemned for violating Articles 3 and 13 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 22:37:09 +0000

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Unlawful refoulement of 12 refugees from Lesvos to Turkey

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 19 May 2023 15:02:20 +0000

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Alleged refoulement of 10 refugees from Samos to Turkey

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 08:26:07 +0000

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Case A.D. v. Greece – Greece condemned for violating Article 3 ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 12:25:59 +0000

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Hellenic League for Human Rights denounces the use of the term ‘illegal immigrant’ by the Hellenic Police Force

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 13:50:02 +0000

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Amnesty International Report 2022/23: The state of the world’s human rights

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 12:07:37 +0000

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Frontex official recommended agency shutdown in Greece due to illegal refoulement practices

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:08:05 +0000

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Athens Administrative Court of First Instance: Detention of two Afghan asylum seekers was unlawful

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:20:52 +0000

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Defiance in the Face of Autocratization – DEMOCRACY REPORT 2023

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:26:26 +0000

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Writer Petros Tatsopoulos arrested after a libel complaint

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 15:10:33 +0000

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The content of teacher training seminars criticised as ‘racist’

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 12:47:24 +0000

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Investigation reveals illegal refoulements in makeshift prisons on ferries

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 09:19:24 +0000

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EU Commissioner Johansson: Greece violates EU law on refugees

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:15:07 +0000

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Administrative Court of First Instance of Kavala: detention of an Afghan asylum seeker was unlawful

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:56:10 +0000

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Incorrect transposition of the Reception Conditions Directive – infringement: INFR(2022)2156

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 13:58:22 +0000

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Incomplete application of the Regulation on terrorist content on the internet – infringement: INFR(2022)2118

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 12:30:53 +0000

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Incorrect transposition of the Directive on the requirements for the recognition of beneficiaries of international protection – infringement: INFR(2022)2044

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:45:20 +0000

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Case B.Y. v. Greece – Greece found to be in violation of Article 3 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:00:39 +0000

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The Criminalisation of Humanitarianism

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:28:43 +0000

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Negative references to sexual orientation and migrant backgrounds in a school textbook

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:42:22 +0000

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Prosecution of human rights defenders attracts criticism

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 11:29:43 +0000

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Safi v. Greece: European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Articles 2 and 3 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 15:47:53 +0000

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Lyparis v. Greece – Greece convicted for violation of Article 10 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 11:08:46 +0000

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Allegations of the excessive use of police force against a patient who was being transferred for an involuntary psychiatric examination.

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:25:18 +0000

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The case of Barmaxizoglou et al. v. Greece – Conviction for violation of Articles 14 and 8 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 13:51:19 +0000

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Complaint alleges that a migrant was subjected to torture by police officers

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 11:19:18 +0000

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Allegations of discrimination against a trans woman in a public vocational training institute

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:17:10 +0000

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8 Turkish dissidents in search of asylum allegedly illegally repatriated by Greek authorities

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 10:58:03 +0000

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Disabled student unlawfully charged tuition fees

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 08:22:39 +0000

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World Justice Project: Rule of Law Index 2022

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:47:55 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Article 10 of the ECHR in the case of Kitsos v. Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:36:30 +0000

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Annual Rule of Law Report Report for Greece – 2021

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:50:28 +0000

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Human Rights advocates slam new governmental procedure to investigate refoulement allegations as lacking independence and credibility

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 11:25:16 +0000

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Refoulement of asylum seekers despite interim measures issued by the European Court of Human Rights

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:19:50 +0000

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Torosian v. Greece: European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Article 3 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 13:42:04 +0000

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ENNHRI report explores solutions for strengthening human rights accountability at borders

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:37:05 +0000

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2022 Rule of Law Report – Country Chapter Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:18:03 +0000

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Investigation records 1,018 incidents of `drift-backs’ of refugees by the Greek authorities

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 11:39:49 +0000

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BVMN report: 206 pushbacks in Evros in May-June 2022

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 11:52:07 +0000

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ISLETS, INTERIM MEASURES, AND ILLEGAL PUSHBACKS: EROSION OF RULE OF LAW IN GREECE

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 12:58:07 +0000

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Allegations that immigrants were forced by Greek police to participate in the illegal push back of fellow asylum seekers to Turkey

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:13:15 +0000

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Unlawful exclusion of transgender people from recruitment to the Hellenic Police Force

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:25:18 +0000

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Complaints of excessive violence and the racist targeting of Roma by the Hellenic Police

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:59:41 +0000

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Complaint of racist targeting of Roma community by a municipal councillor in Salamina

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:18:29 +0000

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Education in prisons – The Dimakis case, 2022

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:36:44 +0000

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UNHCR statement on human rights violations in Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 14:15:21 +0000

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Investigation presents evidence of the illegal pushback of three people from Greece to Turkey

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 14:04:37 +0000

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Discrimination against a gender-diverse child in high school on the basis of gender expression

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:00:44 +0000

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Shooting at Roma minors following a car chase

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:36:40 +0000

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UN decision demonstrates that Greece continues to violate rights to conscientious objection

stefanos.loukopoulos — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 12:44:35 +0000

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Ban placed on Afghan asylum seeker from leaving Reception Centre ruled unlawful

stefanos.loukopoulos — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:22:01 +0000

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The Ombudsman investigates an illegal deportation to Turkey

stefanos.loukopoulos — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:27:40 +0000

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Lack of access, and/or significant obstacles to access to the asylum procedure due to the use of Skype

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 15:19:14 +0000

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Greece called upon to revoke Ministerial Decision designating Turkey a safe third country for asylum seekers

stefanos.loukopoulos — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:45:43 +0000

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Asylum seekers’ access to financial aid suspended for months, and permanently denied to those not living in Ministry run housing

stefanos.loukopoulos — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 12:15:11 +0000

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Changes to Article 191 of the penal code risk endangering the right to freedom of expression

stefanos.loukopoulos — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 11:33:50 +0000

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Refugee children living in Ritsona reception center denied access to education in 2020 and 2021

stefanos.loukopoulos — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:22:19 +0000

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“Freedom of Assembly at Risk”: Amnesty International report denounces unlawful use of force in the era of COVID-19

stefanos.loukopoulos — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 07:44:17 +0000

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LIBE Committee and Commissioner Johansson urge investigation of illegal pushbacks and expulsions from Greek territory

stefanos.loukopoulos — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:49:21 +0000

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Moroccan citizen lodges complaint that he was unlawfully returned to Turkey on two occasions, along with dozens of others, by the Greek authorities

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:24:12 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Article 5, paragraph 4 of the ECHR in the case of E.K. v. Greece

stefanos.loukopoulos — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 09:22:25 +0000

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Refoulement (illegal return) of a political refugee with recognized refugee status

stefanos.loukopoulos — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 12:01:48 +0000

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Ministry of Education’s procedure to exempt students from religious education in schools fails to comply with legislation

stefanos.loukopoulos — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 07:22:36 +0000

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Police killing of Nikos Sampanis: Racial profiling and violation of the rules of police engagement

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:21:22 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Article 10 of the ECHR in the case of Dimitriou v. Greece

stefanos.loukopoulos — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:38:15 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Article 10 of the ECHR in the case of Matalas v. Greece

stefanos.loukopoulos — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:18:18 +0000

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The Human Rights of Migrants at Borders: Regional Report

stefanos.loukopoulos — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:48:08 +0000

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Excessive police violence against defendants in a courtroom

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:44:53 +0000

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Verbal and physical abuse by a police officer towards a citizen that was being taken for psychiatric evaluation

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 14:04:59 +0000

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National Report on the situation of human rights of migrants at the borders

stefanos.loukopoulos — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:19:03 +0000

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New naturalisation process creates legal uncertainty and excludes many from the acquisition of Greek citizenship

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 10:47:50 +0000

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Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World’s Human Rights

stefanos.loukopoulos — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:26:55 +0000

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Incorrect transposition of the Framework Decision on combating racism and xenophobia by Greece: INFR(2021)2063

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:38:35 +0000

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Six humanitarian organisations present evidence of illegal pushbacks by Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:19:21 +0000

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Third ban in three months is placed on public gatherings

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 09:27:21 +0000

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Human Rights Watch Report: Greece, events of 2020

stefanos.loukopoulos — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 14:21:21 +0000

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December 6, 2020: Arbitrary and excessive use of force by police on anniversary of police killing of teenager

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:08:51 +0000

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Restrictions placed on the right to assembly by law 4703/2020

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:52:35 +0000

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Balaskas v. Greece – Greece found to be in violation of Article 10 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 29 Nov 2020 09:49:40 +0000

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Stavropoulos and Others v. Greece – Greece condemned for violating Article 9 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 09:26:00 +0000

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Prisoners’ rights: The Dimakis case, 2020

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 30 May 2020 14:13:51 +0000

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Education in prisons – The Anagnopoulos case

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:16:06 +0000

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Papageorgiou and Others v. Greece – ECtHR condemns Greece for violating the right to education

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:07:59 +0000

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ECtHR: Greece`s violations of Article 10, the freedom of expression, in 2018

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 10:17:06 +0000

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Education in prisons – The Dimakis case, 2018

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 20 May 2018 13:40:43 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Article 10 of the ECHR twice in 2017

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 07:59:26 +0000

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2016: ECtHR condemns Greece in 6 cases concerning the detention conditions of persons awaiting deportation

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 16:03:46 +0000

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Papavasilakis v. Greece – ECtHR condemns Greece for violating Article 9 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 09:44:23 +0000

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2015: ECHR condemns Greece over the detention conditions of persons facing deportation

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 10:19:42 +0000

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Υπόθεση Κουτσολιόντος και Πανταζής κατά Ελλάδας- Καταδίκη της Ελλάδας για παραβίαση του άρθρου 10 της ΕΣΔΑ

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:33:12 +0000

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