{"id":791,"date":"2016-11-28T12:18:55","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T09:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hlhrdemo.rurban.gr\/en\/?page_id=791"},"modified":"2025-02-21T15:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T13:32:11","slug":"police-impunity-greece","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/c\/police-impunity-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Arbitrariness \u2013 Impunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h1 style=\"margin-bottom: 50px;\">Police Arbitrariness \u2013 Impunity<\/h1>\n\n\n<div id=\"wk-gridb5b\" class=\"wk-grid-width-1-1 wk-grid-width-small-1-2 wk-grid-width-medium-1-2 wk-grid-width-large-1-3 wk-grid-width-xlarge-1-3 wk-grid wk-grid-match wk-text-left \" data-wk-grid-match=\"{target:'> div > .wk-panel', row:true}\" data-wk-grid-margin  data-wk-scrollspy=\"{cls:'wk-animation-fade wk-invisible', target:'> div > .wk-panel', delay:300}\">\n\n\n    <div>\n        <div class=\"wk-panel wk-panel-box wk-invisible\">\n\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-text-center wk-panel-teaser\"><div class=\"wk-overlay wk-overlay-hover \"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/widgetkit\/cache\/PB_ENG_e-book_\u03b5\u03be\u03ce\u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf_page-0001-e1726825442393-cfcfcd07b94897dde225984083262292.jpg\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"Police Brutality and Fundamental Rights: An overview of police arbitrariness in Greece\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/police-arbitrariness-greece-fundamental-rights\/\" title=\"Police Brutality and Fundamental Rights: An overview of police arbitrariness in Greece\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <h3 class=\"wk-h3 wk-margin-top-remove\">\n\n                                    <a class=\"wk-link-reset\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/police-arbitrariness-greece-fundamental-rights\/\">Police Brutality and Fundamental Rights: An overview of police arbitrariness in Greece<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2024-09-20 12:45:52\">20\/09\/2024<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p>The Hellenic League for Human Rights (HLHR) has published the study titled: \u201c<strong>Police, Brutality and Fundamental Rights: An overview of police arbitrariness in Greece<\/strong>\u201d. Drawing on its many years of experience, the HLHR presents a comprehensive study on police violence and arbitrariness in Greece, highlighting the systematic nature of the phenomenon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/police-arbitrariness-greece-fundamental-rights\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div>\n        <div class=\"wk-panel wk-panel-box wk-invisible\">\n\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-text-center wk-panel-teaser\"><div class=\"wk-overlay wk-overlay-hover \"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/widgetkit\/cache\/press-release-738f81f1599eb8c062350d24a46758c9.jpg\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"Fired Cleaning Ladies Beaten outside Greek Ministry of Finance\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/fired-cleaning-ladies-beaten-greek-ministry\/\" title=\"Fired Cleaning Ladies Beaten outside Greek Ministry of Finance\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <h3 class=\"wk-h3 wk-margin-top-remove\">\n\n                                    <a class=\"wk-link-reset\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/fired-cleaning-ladies-beaten-greek-ministry\/\">Fired Cleaning Ladies Beaten outside Greek Ministry of Finance<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2014-06-12 05:41:08\">12\/06\/2014<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p><em>Press Release<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In light of the unprovoked jeering and beating of cleaning ladies and journalists by police officers outside Greece&#8217;s Ministry of Finance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/fired-cleaning-ladies-beaten-greek-ministry\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div>\n        <div class=\"wk-panel wk-panel-box wk-invisible\">\n\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-text-center wk-panel-teaser\"><div class=\"wk-overlay wk-overlay-hover \"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/widgetkit\/cache\/017-3d4ca0cc3d57a61872f9d1b11b279ec2.jpg\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"Statement to the UN Committee against Torture\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/statement-committee-torture\/\" title=\"Statement to the UN Committee against Torture\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <h3 class=\"wk-h3 wk-margin-top-remove\">\n\n                                    <a class=\"wk-link-reset\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/statement-committee-torture\/\">Statement to the UN Committee against Torture<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2012-04-16 18:15:55\">16\/04\/2012<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p>The Hellenic League for Human Rights, founded in 1936, is the oldest Greek Non-Governmental Organization in the field of human rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/statement-committee-torture\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div>\n        <div class=\"wk-panel wk-panel-box wk-invisible\">\n\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-text-center wk-panel-teaser\"><div class=\"wk-overlay wk-overlay-hover \"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/widgetkit\/cache\/057-1877af79fdfe1ecaa28633ec58c41091.jpg\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"The Downfall of Rights: Torture and Deportations\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/downfall-rights-torture-deportations\/\" title=\"The Downfall of Rights: Torture and Deportations\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <h3 class=\"wk-h3 wk-margin-top-remove\">\n\n                                    <a class=\"wk-link-reset\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/downfall-rights-torture-deportations\/\">The Downfall of Rights: Torture and Deportations<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2012-01-18 06:41:04\">18\/01\/2012<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p><em>Press Release<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In two recent decisions (17th January 17th), the European Court of Human Rights sheds light on the rights situation in Greece during the crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/downfall-rights-torture-deportations\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div>\n        <div class=\"wk-panel wk-panel-box wk-invisible\">\n\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-text-center wk-panel-teaser\"><div class=\"wk-overlay wk-overlay-hover \"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/widgetkit\/cache\/047-919549e35983598945ed84f1d046c749.jpg\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"About the distinctive on police officer uniforms\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/distinctive-police-officer-uniforms\/\" title=\"About the distinctive on police officer uniforms\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <h3 class=\"wk-h3 wk-margin-top-remove\">\n\n                                    <a class=\"wk-link-reset\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/distinctive-police-officer-uniforms\/\">About the distinctive on police officer uniforms<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2011-09-05 07:06:26\">05\/09\/2011<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p><em>Press Release<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Government through its responsible Ministers, both the former Minister for the Protection of the Citizen, Mr. Chrisochoides and through the recent one Mr. Papoutsis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/distinctive-police-officer-uniforms\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n        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Non-Governmental Organizations about the Olympic Games<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2004-07-26 09:14:44\">26\/07\/2004<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p>In August and September (2004) the Olympic and Special Olympic Games will take place in Athens. 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