Human rights in Greece

Human rights in Greece are observed by various organizations. The country is a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights, the Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the United Nations Convention Against Torture. The Greek constitution also guarantees fundamental human rights to all Greek citizens.

Amnesty International

According to Amnesty International's 2007 report on Greece, there are problems in the following areas:

Treatment of migrants and refugees.
Treatment of conscientious objectors to military service.
Failure to grant necessary protection to women victims of domestic violence or trafficking and forced prostitution.
The report also highlights cases involving arbitrary arrests in the context of the 'war on terror' and Greece's conviction by the European Court of Human Rights for violating Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights by convicting an unofficial mufti for 'usurping the function of a minister of a "known religion"'.^[1]

US State Department

The US Department of State's 2007 report on human rights in Greece identified the following issues:

Cases of abuse by security forces, particularly of illegal immigrants and Roma.
Overcrowding and harsh conditions in some prisons.
Detention of undocumented migrants in squalid conditions.
Restrictions and administrative obstacles faced by members of non‑Orthodox religions.
Detention and deportation of unaccompanied or separated immigrant minors, including asylum seekers.
Limits on the ability of ethnic minority groups to self-identify, and discrimination against and social exclusion of ethnic minorities, particularly Roma.

International rankings

Democracy Index, 2010: 28 out of 167
Worldwide Press Freedom Index, 2008: 31 out of 173.^[2]
Worldwide Privacy Index, 2006: 1 out of 26.
Worldwide Quality-of-life Index, 2005:^[3] 22 out of 111.

References

↑ ECHR, 13 July 2006, Agga v. Greece (n°3), 32186/02
↑ http://www.rsf.org/en-classement794-2008.html
↑ "Worldwide Quality of Life - 2005" (PDF). The Economist. www.economist.com. 2005. Retrieved 2007-04-10.

External links

NCHR - National Committee for Human Rights
Human Rights Watch - Greece
Censorship in Greece - IFEX
United Nations Committee against Torture
European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Amnesty International Report for 2007
US Department of State: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2007: Greece
Freedom House

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