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Greece European Parliament: Condemn Complicity in Illegal CIA Activity The European Parliament should condemn European complicity in the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program of “extraordinary renditions” and secret detention of prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today. February 12, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Closed-door Immigration Policy Is Shameful Vision By Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, and Julia Hall, counsel and senior researcher in Human Rights Watch’s Europe and Central Asia Division. Published in European Voice European immigration policy has to do more than simply try to bar the door to migrants and asylum-seekers. September 16, 2004 Commentary Printer friendly version Global Progress on Banning Landmines United States Gets Mixed Review Eighteen countries destroyed their stockpiles of antipersonnel mines in the past year, according to the annual global report by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), released today in Washington, D.C. September 9, 2003 Press Release Printer friendly version Seville Summit: Serious Abuses Against Migrants and Asylum Seekers Detailed European leaders gathering in Seville next week should make a clear commitment to respect the fundamental human rights of migrants and refugees, Human Rights Watch said today. In a letter to the European Union heads of state, Human Rights Watch urged the E.U. to take immediate steps to ensure that all laws and policies pertaining to immigration and asylum fully comply with regional and international human rights standards. June 13, 2002 Press Release Printer friendly version Seville Summit: European Union Must Protect Migrants' Rights In the run-up to the European Council meeting in Seville on June 21, Human Rights Watch called on the European Union to recognize the fundamental human rights of all migrants, regardless of their status June 6, 2002 Press Release Printer friendly version Flawed Greek Anti-Trafficking Legislation Delayed On March 6, Human Rights Watch released a detailed commentary on Greece's draft anti-trafficking legislation based on our research published in July 2001. In part as a result of criticism from HRW and local NGOs, the government of Greece delayed sending the draft law to parliament until some of the suggested revisions could be included. April 1, 2002 Advocacy Impact Greece: Draft Trafficking Law Fails Victims Human Rights Watch released a commentary on Greece's draft anti-trafficking legislation. In error, the Human Rights Watch release reported that the legislation was under consideration by the Greek Parliament. The legislation, available on the website of the Greek Ministry of Public Order, had been expected to be introduced in parliament this week, but has been delayed. Human Rights Watch regrets the error and hopes that its commentary will contribute to deliberations on the legislation by the Ministry as well as in Parliament. March 8, 2002 Press Release Printer friendly version Greece: Correction Regarding Anti-Trafficking Bill On March 6, Human Rights Watch released a commentary on Greece's draft anti-trafficking legislation. In error, the Human Rights Watch release reported that the legislation was under consideration by the Greek Parliament. The legislation, available on the website of the Greek Ministry of Public Order, had been expected to be introduced in parliament this week, but has been delayed. Human Rights Watch regrets the error and hopes that its commentary will contribute to deliberations on the legislation by the Ministry as well as in Parliament March 8, 2002 Press Release Printer friendly version Greece: Recommendations Regarding the Draft Law Human Rights Watch has reviewed the most recent draft of the Greek trafficking bill and offers these comments to the bill's drafters and to parliamentarians who will debate the law at some time in the near future. Human Rights Watch hopes that these suggestions will prove useful as lawmakers combat the human rights abuse of trafficking and bring Greek law into conformity with the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (Trafficking Protocol), supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, signed by Greece on December 13, 2000. March 8, 2002 Background Briefing Printer friendly version Types and Manufacture rs of Remotely Delivered Antivehicle Mines Human Rights Watch Fact Sheet, December 2001 (Prepared for the CCW Review Conference, December 2001, Geneva, Switzerland) Twelve countries are reported to have manufactured at least twenty-seven different types of remotely delivered antivehicle mines: Bulgaria , China, the former Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Poland, Russia, United States, and Yugoslavia. Except Iran, all of these countries are party to the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). December 1, 2001 Campaign Document Greece: Urgent Action Required on Trafficking Trafficking of women into Greece for forced prostitution is a serious human rights problem the government has failed to address, Human Rights Watch said today. July 24, 2001 Press Release Printer friendly version Trafficking of Migrant Women for Forced Prostitution into Greece In this memorandum, human rights watch criticizes the Greek government for punishing victims while their traffickers enjoy impunity. Trafficking victims are often apprehended by the police, detained, and deported without getting justice for the abuses they suffered while traffickers and their accomplices are rarely held accountable, the memorandum said. July 24, 2001 Memorandum Greece Investigates Detention Conditions In December 2000, Human Rights Watch released a memorandum to the government of Greece on conditions of detention for migrants awaiting deportation in the Alexandras Avenue detention center in Athens. Based primarily on an article in the Greek daily Ta Nea detailing our findings and submissions to the U.N., the Athens public prosecutor initiated an investigation into conditions for foreigners in the Alexandras center to determine whether the Greek police should be charged for the abusive treatment. July 1, 2001 Advocacy Impact Greece: Child Soldiers Global Report 2001 From the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers There are indications of under-18s in government armed forces as volunteers may serve from the age of 17. There is no armed conflict in the country but Greece remains in a state of general mobilisation. Since 20 July 1976 Greece has been in a continuous state of general mobilisation owing to the Cyprus conflict and tension with neighbouring Turkey. June 12, 2001 Multi Country Report Greece and Turkey Agree to Ban Landmines On Friday, April 6, Turkish Foreign Minister I'smail Cem and Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou issued a joint statement announcing that Greece will take the necessary domestic steps to ratify the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty and Turkey will initiate the process to accede to the treaty. May 1, 2001 Advocacy Impact Greece: Immigration Bill Violates Human Rights The draft immigration bill under consideration by the Greek parliament violates migrants' rights and threatens refugee protection. February 5, 2001 Press Release Printer friendly version Human Rights Watch Comments on Greek Immigration Bill Human Rights Watch is writing in regard to the immigration bill currently under consideration by the Greek parliament. We recognize that the bill's intent is to improve upon past laws regarding the residence and employment of foreigners in Greece, and to meet the challenge of managing migration into the country. However, we are deeply concerned that provisions of the draft bill are in violation of Greece's international and regional human rights obligations. February 1, 2001 Letter Printer friendly version "Appalling" Detention Conditions for Foreigners in Greece Says Rights Undocumented migrants in Greece awaiting deportation face appalling detention conditions, Human Rights Watch charged. In an urgent memorandum to the Greek government, the group documented conditions at the Attica General Police Directorate detention center for foreigners. December 20, 2000 Press Release Printer friendly version Urgent Concerns: Conditions Of Detention For Foreigners In Greece The Greek Government should as a matter of urgency take measures to alleviate the extreme overcrowding and other appalling conditions of detention for foreigners held in police facilities in Greece. December 20, 2000 Background Briefing Letter to Minister Chrõsochoidis Human Rights Watch is writing to express deep concern regarding the conditions of detention for undocumented migrants in Greece. The enclosed urgent memorandum documents conditions found by our researchers at the Attica General Police Directorate detention facility for foreigners on Alexandras Avenue in Athens on November 18, 2000. Human Rights Watch found appalling conditions of detention that violate international and regional standards for the treatment of detainees and may amount to cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment. December 15, 2000 Letter Printer friendly version |
 
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