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Thursday, April 18, 2013

[Greece]: Report by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe following his visit to Greece

Commissioner Nils Muižnieks and his delegation visited Greece from 28 January to 1 February 2013. In the course of this visit the Commissioner held discussions with state authorities and non-governmental, national and international organisations. The present report focuses on the following human rights issues:

I. Intolerance and hate crimes in Greece - the need for urgent action
II. Combating the impunity of perpetrators of hate crimes; victims’ access to justice and protection
III. The role of law enforcement authorities in combating racist and other hate crimes
IV. Asylum and immigration law and practice – certain major shortcomings that need to be addressed

 Read the report in full here