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2015
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18/05/2015
- Conference on human rights and transparency in forced returns operations
Mixed migration flows management and forced return operations procedures, with particular reference to human rights protection and transparency guarantees will be at the centre of discussions at the conference organised by the Greek Ombudsman, with the support of the European Return Fund, on May 21, 2015, at the City of Athens “Antonis Tritsis” amphitheatre. Representatives of competent European and national authorities and organizations will address the conference, titled “Forced returns: mixed migration flows and human rights”. The issue is highly topical due to the recent exceptional increase of mixed migration flows. -
12/05/2015
- Return of third country nationals –special report 2014
The Greek Ombudsman’s special report on return procedures of third-country nationals in 2014 has been published with the support of the European Return Fund. On the basis of the Ombudsman’s statutory mandate to monitor returns, the report contains the independent authority’s findings on return and pre-removal detention procedures and its recommendations for improvement of the return system’s effectiveness with respect of legality and human rights. -
14/01/2015
- The Greek Ombudsman on the murderous attack on ‘Charlie-Hebdo’
The Greek Ombudsman Ms Calliope Spanou expressed her solidarity towards her French counterpart Mr Jacques Toubon on the murderous attack on ‘Charlie-Hebdo’. In her letter dated 8-1-2015 Ms Spanou adds that these tragic events “reinforce our determination to defend the values of democracy, freedom and human rights inherent to our civilization and European culture”. A letter of solidarity was also addressed to the French Ambassador in Greece Mr Jean-Loup Kuhn-Delforge and the Director of the French Institute in Athens Mr Olivier Descotes. -
13/01/2015
- Proposals of the Greek Ombudsman for first-time voters
Approximately 100.000 Greek citizens born in 1997 are entitled to vote for the first time in the forthcoming general elections taking place on January 25th 2015. The Greek Ombudsman points out that legal and administrative procedures are available to overcome existing obstacles. In a letter addressed to the Minister of the Interior the Ombudsman proposes two solutions.
2014
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24/12/2014
- The Greek Ombudsman: 15th anniversary - Conference minutes (12-13 November 2013)
In 2013, the Greek Ombudsman completed its first 15 years of operation. This anniversary was an occasion for rethinking in depth the Ombudsman’s institutional role rather than for a mere celebration, given that the Independent Authority is required to safeguard and enhance the rule of law in a period of profound economic and social crisis. The questions posed in the two-day conference reveal the axes of this introspection. This publication, made with the support of the Council of Europe, reflects the views of the conference participants on these questions.
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