Greece

Important Documents

9 April 2020 | CoE-CPT – Council of Europe - European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Author)
Greece

Report on treatment of inmates in prisons and police establishments based on visit carried out from 28 March to 9 April 2019 (ill-treatment, including of prisoners of foreign nationality; prison conditions, health care; other topics)
Report to the Greek Governmenton the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhumanor Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 28 March to 9 April 2019 [CPT/Inf (2020) 15] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 2028473
February 2020 | Papatzani, Evangelia; Leivaditi, Nadina; Ilias, Aggelos et al. (Author), published by RESPOND
Greece

Report on reception conditions (legal regulations and their implementation; housing and accommodation in camps; early access to education and labour market; services and allowances; other topics)
Reception Policies, Practices and Responses; Greece Country Report (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 2027306
1 October 2019 | GDP – Global Detention Project (Author)
Greece

Report on immigration detention (legal context and practices; detention infrastructure)
Immigration Detention in Greece - Stranded in Aegean Limbo (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 2017862
6 November 2018 | CoE-CommDH – Council of Europe - Commissioner for Human Rights (Author)
Greece

Report by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights based on visit from 25 to 29 June 2018 (reception and integration of migrants, including asylum seekers; impact of economic crisis on rights to health and education; other topics)
Report of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Dinja Mijatović following her visit to Greece from 25 to 29 June 2018 [CommDH(2018)24] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1450482
1 June 2018 | CoE-CPT – Council of Europe - European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Author)
Greece

Preliminary observations on treatment of inmates in psychiatric establishments and the situation of foreign nationals deprived of their liberty under aliens' legislation, based on visit from 10 to 19 April 2018
Preliminary observations made by the delegation of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) which visited Greece from 10 to 19 April 2018 [CPT/Inf (2018) 20] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1434963
May 2018 | UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (Author)
Greece

Comments on the draft law on the transposition into Greek legislation of EU provisions on standards for the reception of applicants for international protection
UNHCR comments on the Draft Law on the "Transposition into Greek Legislation of the provisions of Directive 2013/33/EU of European Parliament and of the Council of 26th June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast, L180/96/29.6.2013), plus other provisions". (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
en ID 1432600
January 2018 | GDP – Global Detention Project (Author)
Greece

Report on immigration detention (legal context and practices; detention infrastructure)
Immigration Detention in Greece (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 2003014
26 September 2017 | CoE-CPT – Council of Europe - European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Author)
Greece

Report on treatment of prisoners based on visit carried out from 13 to 18 April and 19 to 25 July 2016 (reception and identification centres; children of foreign nationality deprived of their liberty; adults in immigration detention; treatment of criminal suspects detained by police)
Report to the Greek Government on the visits to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 13 to 18 April and 19 to 25 July 2016 [CPT/Inf (2017) 25] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1410326
May 2017 | European Parliament (Author)
Greece

Report on the situation of refugees and migrants (reception; situation in hotspots; international protection; returns and the EU-Turkey statement; other topics)
International Protection in Greece; Background information for the LIBE Committee delegation to Greece 22-25 May 2017 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1401618
May 2017 | HHC – Hungarian Helsinki Committee (Author)
Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

Report on reception conditions for asylum seekers who are victims of torture and/or traumatised in Eastern EU member states
Unidentified and Unattended; The Response of Eastern EU Member States to the Special Needs of Torture Survivor and Traumatised Asylum Seekers (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1407070

Important Documents

Report on treatment of inmates in prisons and police establishments based on visit carried out from 28 March to 9 April 2019 (ill-treatment, including of prisoners of foreign nationality; prison conditions, health care; other topics)

Report on reception conditions (legal regulations and their implementation; housing and accommodation in camps; early access to education and labour market; services and allowances; other topics)

Report on immigration detention (legal context and practices; detention infrastructure)

Report by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights based on visit from 25 to 29 June 2018 (reception and integration of migrants, including asylum seekers; impact of economic crisis on rights to health and education; other topics)

Preliminary observations on treatment of inmates in psychiatric establishments and the situation of foreign nationals deprived of their liberty under aliens' legislation, based on visit from 10 to 19 April 2018

Comments on the draft law on the transposition into Greek legislation of EU provisions on standards for the reception of applicants for international protection

Report on immigration detention (legal context and practices; detention infrastructure)

Report on treatment of prisoners based on visit carried out from 13 to 18 April and 19 to 25 July 2016 (reception and identification centres; children of foreign nationality deprived of their liberty; adults in immigration detention; treatment of criminal suspects detained by police)

Report on the situation of refugees and migrants (reception; situation in hotspots; international protection; returns and the EU-Turkey statement; other topics)

Report on reception conditions for asylum seekers who are victims of torture and/or traumatised in Eastern EU member states