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Wednesday, February 04, 2009

[Greece] Council of Europe: Report by Commissioner for human rights

Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg and his delegation visited Greece from 8 to 10 December
2008. In the course of this visit the Commissioner held discussions with state authorities and nongovernmental, national and international organisations on certain human rights issues, including refugee protection. The Commissioner also visited the Feres border guard station, the Kyprinos (Fylakio) holding facility for irregular migrants and a mined area in the Evros department. Among the state authorities that were contacted was the Minister of Interior Prof. Pavlopoulos.Justify Full