Unwelcome Guests

Greek Police Abuses of Migrants in Athens

Summary

Key Recommendations

To the Government of Greece:

To Regional and International Actors:

Methodology

Terminology

I. Background

Operation Xenios Zeus

II. Abusive Identity Checks

Ethnic Profiling

Ethnic Profiling Violates Rights

Intrusive Searches

Violation of the Right to Privacy

Physical and Verbal Abuse during Stops

Ill-Treatment Always Violates Rights

III. Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty

The Right to Liberty

Recommendations

To the Government of Greece

To the Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection

To the European Union, including the Commission and the Council (Member States)

To the Council of Europe

To the United Nations

Acknowledgments