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Greek Reporter (12 February 2025)

By Filio Kontrafouri

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights raised concerns over Greece’s treatment of migrants, the human rights of Roma and declining press freedom during his recent visit to the country.

Michael O’Flaherty, Commissioner for Human Rights of Council of Europe, the continent’s leading human rights organization, visited Greece on February 3-7. The aim of his visit was to evaluate Greece’s handling of migration, border operations and the protection of vulnerable populations amid ongoing allegations of human rights violations in the country. O’ Flaherty focused particularly on the deadly Pylos shipwreck of June 2023, where hundreds of migrants perished at sea.

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