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2020

• 31/12/2020 - Special report
  - National Mechanism for the Investigation of Arbitrary Incidents – Special Report for 2020
  
  According to the Greek Ombudsman, the year 2020 marks a decisive turn in the investigation of arbitrary incidents by police officers or other members of the security forces. The alleged incidents submitted to the Ombudsman as National Mechanism for the Investigation of Arbitrary Incidents increased by 75% by individual complainants and by 26% in total, indicating the recognition by the public at large of the independent authority’s contribution to securing substantial safeguards in independent and objective investigation procedures. The rising trend of complaints reflects the demand for effective investigation of alleged violations of the right to life, physical integrity and personal safety. The legislative enhancement of the independent authority with institutional means of investigation in 2020, increases its potential to fulfill its mandate as National Mechanism for the Investigation of Arbitrary Incidents which is crucial in a rule of law state.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 31/12/2020 - Special report
  - Returns of third-country nationals – Special Report 2020
  
  The Greek Ombudsman points out the disproportionate number of detained migrants in view of return, compare to the number of those returned in their countries of origin, a finding valid yet another year, in the independent authority’s special report on Returns of third-country nationals in 2020.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 31/12/2020 - Special report
  - Equal Treatment – Special Report 2020
  
  From the beginning of 2020, the disproportionately severe effects of the pandemic, which threaten socially vulnerable groups or groups with special characteristics, became apparent. This state of emergency necessitated immediate action and brought to the forefront the obligation to take reasonable care of the needs of affected groups or persons. This is the general observation of the Greek Ombudsman's Special Report on Equal Treatment in 2020.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 25/08/2020 - Special report
  - Special Report: Protection of Vulnerable Children
  
  The Ombudsman reiterates the issue of protecting the rights of children who are temporarily or permanently deprived of their family environment, by publishing up-to-date information, findings and data. It highlights problems related to the operating model followed, distortions in the institutional framework, heterogeneity of practices, deficits in the envisaged structures, public authorities and services, which lead to unacceptable shrinkage in the safeguarding of the rights of children placed in institutional care structures. It lists the necessary interventions, reforms and policies that will allow for the abandonment of the institutional care model and the transition to the model of family support and alternative care in the community.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman
• 27/02/2020 - Abstract
  - The Ombudsman’s intervention to Greek National Council for Radio & Television due to breach of the children’s right to privacy
  
  The Ombudsman was informed throuhg the Media of the extended publicity of the news concerning sexual abuse of a minor by a person of the family environment. The Independent Authority sent a letter to the Greek National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV), stressing the need to protect the image of the child from the media and complaining about the violation of the minor’s right to privacy stemming from the International Convention on Children’s rights.
  From: The Greek Ombudsman