Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, deep-rooted and devastating violations of human rights in the world. Today, on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,…
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Top South African human rights lawyer George Bizos, who famously defended Nelson Mandela, passed away on Wednesday aged 92. His family said he “died peacefully at home of natural causes”. South African…
73.3% of Turkish citizens are in favour of turning the Hagia Sophia into a mosque, according to a poll by pro-government newspaper Yeni Şafak. Only 22.4% answered “No”, while 4.3% did not…
Greece on Friday took over the rotating six-month chairmanship of the Council of Europe (CoE) from Georgia, in a ceremony that was conducted online due to public health precautions. “The Greek chairmanship…
Greek-Australian student, Drew Pavlou, is facing a University of Queensland disciplinary hearing on April 27, where university administrators will likely expel the philosophy student. Pavlou is an outspoken critic of the Chinese…
Just days after Al-Jazeera and its journalist Glenn Ellis released a propaganda video that attempted to smear Greece’s supposed human rights abuses against its Muslim minority, an Islamic leader has said that…
The EU has told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that if he wants support for his war in Syria, he must first stop encouraging illegal migrants to cross into Greece. Erdogan flew…
The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a scathing rebuke of the European Union over its support for Greece during the border – migration crisis. In its statement, the EU Foreign Affairs Council among…
Following the latest tactics by Turkey to exploit the human misery of the migrant crisis for political leverage in Syria, by sending tens of thousands of migrants and refugees to its border…
Greece’s Foreign Ministry issued a stern rebuke on Monday against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, accusing him of spreading ‘fake news’ in his claims that Greek security forces had killed migrants on…
A number of NGOs and human rights organisations sent an open letter on February 25th to the Greek Prime Minister, addressing the issue of the protection of unaccompanied refugee children in Greece,…
Greece’s Migration and Asylum Minister, Notis Mitarachi and Deputy Minister, Giorgos Koumoutsakos met with SYRIZA party’s Former Ministers Ioannis Mouzalas and Dimitris Vitsas on Thursday, following a request by the main opposition…
The Law School of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, on Thursday honoured Mr Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus with an honorary law degree. During his acceptance speech Anastasiades, reminded…
International human rights groups on Tuesday criticised the Greek government’s plans to make asylum procedures tougher as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the burden of dealing with an influx of migrants was getting…
Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias condemned Turkey’s invasion in Syria on Wednesday and called it a “big mistake”. Dendias made the comments during an interview with public broadcaster ERT1 and added that…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced the appointment of serving Greek judge Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, as its new President. Judge Sicilianos was elected on Monday by the court’s plenary session and…
In his statement on the occasion of the International Migrants Day, the European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Greek politician Dimitris Avramopoulos said “ no country can confront migration challenges…
Greek authorities have been accused of returning asylum seekers with fast-track procedures and using violence, according to a report issued by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) who also released footage and photos…
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Leader of Opposition Party New Democracy appealed on Wednesday to EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn over Albania’s decision to turn over to its Ministry…
Greece’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the occasion of the 35th Anniversary celebrations of “independence” by the occupation regime of Northern Cyprus last week, rebuking its unilateral declaration and calling it…