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Ombudsman: Special Report on the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture and Ill-treatment (2022 – 2023)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 10:50:23 +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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Nsingi v. Greece – Greece condemned for Violation of Article 5 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:31:06 +0000

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Questions raised around the thoroughness of the criminal investigation into the wiretapping scandal

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:45:25 +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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Law 5090/2024: Extensive Amendments to the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure Sparks Criticism

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:57:14 +0000

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Beltsios v. Greece – European Court condemns Greece for violation of Articles 5 and 6 ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:12:49 +0000

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Partial transposition of the Directive on procedural safeguards for children in criminal proceedings – infringement: INFR(2019)0191

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:02:27 +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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Georgiou v. Greece – Greece found to have violated Article 6 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:51:12 +0000

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Alleged incident of beating and torture of a prisoner by police officers

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 08:16:48 +0000

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Savvaidou v. Greece – Greece found to have violated Articles 6 and 13 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 09:35:52 +0000

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Incorrect implementation in Greek legislation of Directive 2011/93/EU on combating child sexual abuse INFR(2019)2230

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:38:20 +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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Prosecution of human rights defenders attracts criticism

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

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Concerns raised around the compatibility of new legislation with the protection of the presumption of innocence

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 11:15:57 +0000

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Case G.T. v. Greece – Greece found to be in violation of Articles 8 and 13 of the ECHR.

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 11:12:58 +0000

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Makrylakis v. Greece – Conviction of Greece for violation of Article 6 ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:58:56 +0000

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Report to the Greek Government on the ad hoc visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 09:02:44 +0000

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The case of Zographos and others v. Greece – European Court finds Greece to be in violation of Article 13 of the ECHR.

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 19 May 2022 10:48:53 +0000

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Excessively long retention of fingerprints by the Hellenic Police

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 10 Apr 2022 11:40:14 +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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Greece facing multiple trials in the European Court of Human Rights for torture and unlawful police violence

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:47:31 +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 Tousios v. Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:01:57 +0000

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The amendment of Article 187 of the Penal Code by law 4908/2022

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 10:32:11 +0000

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The premature release and destruction of the vehicle in the case of the killing of Nikos Sampanis by police officers

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:14:01 +0000

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Incorrect transposition by Greece of the EU Directive on the right of access to a lawyer and to communicate upon arrest: INFR(2021)2136

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 12:27:09 +0000

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Changes to terms of legal immunity of members of tax dispute resolution bodies

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 11:22:06 +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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Extensive critique levelled at law 4855/2021 and the changes it makes to the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:51:32 +0000

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Member of Parliament summoned for questioning without the legally required prior permission of the Parliament

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:58:55 +0000

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Farooq and Others v. Greece – Greece condemned for violating Articles 3 and 13 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 11:55:11 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Article 8 of the ECHR in the case of Syrianos v. Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:57:05 +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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Non-conformity of Greece legislation with Directive (EU)2017/541 on combating terrorism: INFR(2021)2085

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 11:47:52 +0000

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Non-conformity of the Greek measures transposing the (Council) Framework Decision on the European arrest warrant (EAW): INFR(2021)2003

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 13:23:20 +0000

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Members of the committees advising the government in relation to the pandemic are guaranteed immunity from prosecution

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 08 May 2021 09:02:02 +0000

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On the legitimacy of provisions of criminal immunity

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 13:52:02 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Article 5 of the ECHR in the case of Loizou v. Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:48:53 +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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Incorrect application of Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA on the exchange of criminal record information: INFR(2021)2144

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:10:56 +0000

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Non-conformity of Greek legislation with Directive (EU) 2017/1371 (PIF Directive): INFR(2021)2236

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:59:37 +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 Kargakis v. Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:00:14 +0000

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2020: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece over the detention conditions in Greek prisons

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 14:09:17 +0000

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Money Laundering: the “technical improvement” in Article 3 of Law 4734/2020

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 09:25:48 +0000

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Two lawyers among those arrested on December 6, 2020

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 10:18:07 +0000

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Legal provision terminates criminal proceedings against elected officials and local government employees

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 11:40:12 +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 Lautaru and Seed v. Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 11:40:08 +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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2019: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece for exceeding the reasonable duration of criminal proceedings

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 09:27:44 +0000

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Legislation ensures the prosecution of certain crimes against financial institutions can only take place following the filing of a complaint rather than ex officio

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:28:37 +0000

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Presidential Decree transfers supervision of penal sentences from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Citizen Protection

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 09:46:04 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece over the detention conditions in Greek prisons

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 14:18:42 +0000

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Ειδική Έκθεση του Συνηγόρου του Πολίτη ως Εθνικού Μηχανισμού Διερεύνησης Περιστατικών Αυθαιρεσίας (2017-2018)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 12:46:36 +0000

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2018: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece for exceeding the reasonable duration of criminal proceedings

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 11:11:20 +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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2017: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece for exceeding the reasonable duration of criminal proceedings

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 09:02:50 +0000

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2017: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece over the detention conditions in Greek prisons

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 10:57:17 +0000

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2016: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece over the detention conditions in Greek prisons

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 10:56:48 +0000

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2016: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece for exceeding the reasonable duration of criminal proceedings

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 10:50:16 +0000

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2015: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece six times for exceeding the reasonable duration of criminal proceedings

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 08:40:21 +0000

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2015: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece for the living conditions in Greek prisons

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:28:01 +0000

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