ECtHR Chowdury and Others v. Greece (application no. 21884/15): a conviction which could have been avoided
ECtHR Chowdury and Others v. Greece (application no. 21884/15): a conviction which could have been avoided, had the measures requested by the Ombudsman been taken
The conviction of Greece by the European Court of Human Rights for violation of Article 4 § 2 (prohibition of forced labour) in the case of foreign land workers in Manolada, could have been avoided if the administration had taken timely measures as requested by the Ombudsman. The recent judgment of the Court makes extensive reference to the warning addressed by the Ombudsman in 2008 to the then leadership of competent ministries, stressing that despite the warnings, the State failed to protect victims, to adequately investigate the case and to punish the perpetrators. Press Release, European Court of Human Rights
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