Greece - 2012
Is the State or are state representatives reported to engage in discriminatory acts or practices by independent authoritative sources?
- Code:
- RED11
- Key Area:
- Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination
| Short Answer |
Yes, mostly regarding Roma |
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| Qualitative Info |
According to the ECRI and according to judgements by the European Court of Human Rights, the Greek administration and public servants are reported to engage in discriminatory practices, especially concerning refusal of enrolment of Roma children at schools and segregated school facilities (such as the Psari-Asproyrgos case, and the relevant ECtHR case of Sampanis and others vs Greece). ECRI 4th Report on Greece, 2009 Greek Helsinki Monitor Press Release: http://cm.greekhelsinki.gr/index.php?sec=194&cid=3304 Additionally, according to the the EU MIDIS victimisation report on experiences of discrimination has indicated that its was the Greek Roma minority members who most 69%) than any other migrant or minority group of the survey in Europe "thought they were stopped by the police because of their minority background (‘ethnic profiling’)".
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| Groups affected/interested | Roma & Travelers | |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-roma/zinghanophobia | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Policing - law enforcement, Education, Anti-discrimination | |
| External Url | http://hudoc.ecri.coe.int/XMLEcri/ENGLISH/Cycle_04/04_CbC_eng/GRC-CbC-IV-2009-031-ENG.pdf | |
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