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World Animal Day and the Issue of Animal Rights in Greece
October 4th marks World Animal Day, an international day of action for the rights and welfare of animals that is celebrated in Greece and...
Malliotakis, Menendez Call for Free Elections, Human Rights in Cuba
Greek-American Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis is voicing her support for the burgeoning demonstrations in Cuba, which began recently.
Greek Woman Elected as Secretary General of European Court of Human Rights
On Tuesday, 53-year-old Marialena Tsirli became the very first woman to become Secretary General of the European Court of Human Rights.
The native of Greece,...
European Watchdog Blasts Greece on Migrant Detention Facilities
A committee report by the Council of Europe released on Thursday urges the Greek authorities to change their approach towards immigration detention and to...
Human Rights Groups Call on Greece to Investigate Migrant Pushbacks
Twenty-nine human rights and humanitarian aid organizations called on the Greek Parliament on Tuesday to establish an inquiry into all allegations of unlawful returns...
Four Humanitarian Volunteers Released on Bail
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An investigative judge on Thursday ruled that four humanitarian activists should be released on bail as the charges that led to their arrest...
Greek American Human Rights Activist Aris Anagnos Dies at 94
Aris Anagnos, a Greek American human rights and social justice activist, died of natural causes on Monday, at the age of 94.
Born in Greece...
Greece Watches as Turkish Election Promises to Dictate Erdogan’s Future
Millions of Turkish voters will go to the polls in presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fights for his...
Twenty Human Rights Groups Urge Greece to Act Now on Asylum Seekers
The Greek government, with the support of EU member states, should act now to end Greece’s “containment policy,” 20 human rights and aid groups...
Human Rights Group Tells Greece to Stop Jailing Refugee Children
Human Rights Watch, a rights group concerned with the refugee crisis, called on Greece to stop holding unaccompanied migrant children in police station cells....