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2014

• 31/12/2014 - Special report
  - 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.
• 31/12/2014 - Special report
  - Prevention of torture and ill-treatment – Special report 2014
  
  This is the first annual Special Report of the Greek Ombudsman, acting as the National Preventive Mechanism of Torture, according to its special competence provided in Law 4228/2014 (article 2) which ratified the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The mission of the National Preventive Mechanism includes: visits, with or without prior notice, to places of deprivation of liberty; the investigation of the treatment of persons detained in these facilities on regular basis; the submission of respective improvement recommendations to the competent authorities, and finally the submission of proposals and comments regarding the existing legislation or draft laws. The assignment of this special competence to the Greek Ombudsman is a positive step towards the enhancement of human rights protection in our country, but also the recognition of the validity and reliability of the independent authority.
• 30/12/2014 - Special report
  - Promoting Equal Treatment- The Greek Ombudsman as a National Equality Body - Special Annual Report 2014
  
  Promoting Equal Treatment- The Greek Ombudsman as a National Equality Body - Special Annual Report 2014
• 08/09/2014 - Document
  - Greek Ombudsman’s communication and public awareness activities in 2013–2014, within the framework of the EU Progress Programme
  
  Between April 2013 and March 2014, the Greek Ombudsman has carried out a set of communication activities that were funded by the Progress Programme of the European Union.