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New asylum law comes up against old failings
Agorapoliticians and human rights groups agree is not fit for purpose. Elements of the Dutch system... criticised by human rights groups. Groups including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Doctors... they qualify for protection. Particular emphasis is given by human rights groups and migration
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PM scrambles to rein in political fallout as deadly crash threatens to upend election contest
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the incident, claiming that, “unfortunately everything points towards the cause being tragic human error... a bigger challenge. For one, the scale of the human impact makes it harder for the general public... treated. It is also notable that while the media has homed in on the “human error” factor
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Newsletter 458 - 04/04/2025
Mitsotakis has approved pay increases for members of the armed forces and paved the way this week... Minister Nikos Dendias confirmed last Friday that members of Greece’s armed forces would see their pay... become contentious in recent days following the PM’s announcement of pay rises for armed forces
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Off the isles of Greece
Agoraexplanation and has called for an investigation. The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human... fellow human beings. Too often over the years, Greece has been criticised for its treatment... by Muiznieks, the UNHCR, Pro Asyl, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, EU Home Affairs Commissioner
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EU experts concerned about level of xenophobia, violence against migrants in Greece
Society(ECRI), the Council of Europe’s independent human rights monitoring body, the 60-page report... of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgements confirming the need to end this practice.” The report... and the National Human Rights Commission, as well as NGOs, that will develop a comprehensive national
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Greek regions perform poorly in social progress index
Societyof what it offers citizens in terms of basic human needs, wellbeing and opportunity, according... components arranged into three themes: basic human needs, foundations of wellbeing, and opportunity. Open... indicator, where 13.5 points separated them. In the indicator measuring basic human needs, the gap
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Newsletter 66 - 11/03/2016
her as the best way to avoid Schengen falling apart, the EU’s cohesion being tested, human smugglers... this kind of thing) there are the moral and legal complications. A series of rights groups, including Human... is considered a safe country. The United Nations’ human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein also warned
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EU-Turkey refugee plan: One for one and none for all
Agoraway to avoid Schengen falling apart, the EU’s cohesion being tested, human smugglers being guaranteed... complications. A series of rights groups, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, have...’ human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein also warned last week that “arbitrary expulsions” from
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Greece treads carefully, hoping to avoid blowback from failed coup in Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policythe officers to be in a position to claim their human rights have been neglected by the Greek state and face future action at the European Court of Human Rights. Right from the start, the Greek government’s... hand, the government is concerned that some SYRIZA deputies are raising the issue of human rights
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Poll reaffirms positive view of Putin among Greeks
Societynot think that human rights were respected in the country. When the same question was put for the US... number (58 percent) disagreed that human rights were respected there. The responses... effectively in the EU and 71.5 percent agreeing that human rights were respected in the Union
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