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police brutality (what has been done (“The new government has made…
police brutality
what has been done
“The new government has made important commitments to change its approach to policing in the center of Athens, but concrete legal and policy reforms are needed to stop these abuses,”
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alternate minister of citizen protection, Giannis Panoussis, emphasized the need for a non-repressive approach to issues of social exclusion
International and national law prohibits discrimination, arbitrary deprivation of liberty, unjustified interference with the right to privacy, and violations of the right to health and physical integrity
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Greece: Code of Police Ethics, 2004
Art. 2(e): “The Police personnel (...) shall use non-violent means while maintaining and enforcing law.
The use of force is permitted only when absolutely necessary and to the extent envisaged and required for
law enforcement. The use of force shall always respect the principles of necessity, adequacy and proportionality.”
very weak measure – the establishment in 2011 of an Office for Incidents of Arbitrary Conduct by
Law Enforcement Officials
The Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection created an office in 2011 to address complaints of police misconduct, but the office is not yet operational and has a limited mandate, able to rule only on the admissibility of the complaints
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Amnesty International is responding to this serious deficiency in law enforcement by publishing comprehensive new Guidelines for authorities to ensure that police give utmost priority to the respect and protection of life and physical integrity.
In Greece, every 6th December anniversary protests have been taking place since 2008, when a student was killed by a police
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what can be done
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authorities should adopt clear and binding guidelines for law enforcement officers for identity checks, including the permissible grounds for conducting a check and for taking a person to a police station for further verification of their documents
The government should also issue clear guidance to police officers on the use of force, clarifying the prohibition on unjustified force
The government should provide training specifically relating to treatment of homeless people, people who use drugs, and sex workers
“Instead of the police harassing and detaining destitute people living on the margins of society, the Greek government should help people get the services and care they need.”
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train all police officers to be better at communication, de-escalation skills, mediation, problem solving and interpersonal skills.
in greece
Hellenic Police
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has been accused of overt and, generally unpunished, brutality
the neo-Nazi political party Golden Dawn had close relationships with some parts of the Greek police force
The Greek authorities’ ongoing sweeps targeting suspected migrants based on little more than their physical appearance violate international standards
“But it doesn't have the right to treat people like criminals or to presume irregular immigration status just because of their race or ethnicity.”
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While enforcing its immigration laws, Greece needs to be scrupulous in respecting the basic human rights of migrants
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Police in Athens frequently harass and abuse homeless people, people who use drugs, and sex workers
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As society’s crisis deepens in Greece, police brutality is on the rise
Under Greek law, the police have the authority to stop anyone on suspicion that a crime has been or might be committed, and to conduct searches of persons, bags, vehicles, and public spaces for preventive purposes
In areas designated by the police as “suspicious public areas,” officers may conduct stops and searches without any grounds
may take people to a police station if they do not have proof of their identity, have identity documents the police believe require further verification of their legal records
While the Greek authorities acknowledge the existence of human rights abuses by law
enforcement officials, they class them as “isolated incidents” and thus fail to acknowledge
the extent and depth of this systemic problem.
Of all cases, not a single one has been prosecuted.
cases
December 2008 a police officer shot dead 15 year old Alexis Grigoropoulos, during demonstrations in Athens downtown. According to eye witness the police officer took aim at the boy and shot him at the chest. The murder of the 15 year old sparkled nationwide riots in the country. Unlike other cases that went unpunished, the police officer was convicted of murder for the shooting of the teenager.
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The murder of a young student by police resulted in large protests and demonstrations, which escalated to widespread rioting, with numerous rioters damaging property and engaging riot police with Molotov cocktails, stones and other objects.
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On 29 June 2011, violent clashes occurred between the riot police and activists as the Greek parliament voted to accept the EU's austerity requirements. Incidents of police brutality were reported by international media such as the BBC, The Guardian, CNN iReport and The New York Times, as well as by academic research[16] and organisations Amnesty International.
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