This report contains an indicative sample of the cases of alleged human rights violations received by Amnesty International between 2002 and 2005. It focuses on violations affecting marginalized populations in the country, such as migrants and minorities.
This report documents the persistence of serious human rights violations in Greece. In particular, it presents numerous allegations of ill-treatment, in some cases amounting to torture, of detainees, generally during arrest or at police stations. It also examines a number of instances of shootings, in disputed circumstances, resulting in the death or wounding of individuals, … Continue reading Greece: in the shadow of impunity: ill-treatment and the misuse of firearms
This document is a summary of a detailed report: GREECE: In the Shadow of Impunity — Ill-treatment and the Misuse of Firearms (AI Index: EUR 25/022/2002) issued jointly by Amnesty International (AI) and the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF), in September 2002. The full report documents many individual cases, analyses the concerns they … Continue reading Greece: ill-treatment, shootings and impunity
Appeal cases related to the joint AI/IHF report Greece: in the shadow of impunity: ill-treatment and the misuse of firearms