{"id":868,"date":"2016-11-29T03:35:18","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T00:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hlhrdemo.rurban.gr\/en\/?page_id=868"},"modified":"2017-03-21T17:27:31","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T14:27:31","slug":"activities-eeda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/c\/activities-eeda\/","title":{"rendered":"Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><h1 style=\"margin-bottom: 50px;\">Activities<\/h1>\n\n\n<div id=\"wk-grid553\" 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\/ENG-ADD-II-Landscape-db27f2bdda1277f30f9d77e36c021e55.png\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"This is the time to comment on legality I THE STATE OF THE RULE OF LAW IN GREECE  JOINT REPORT ADDENDUM II\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/rule-law-greece-joint-report-addendum-ii\/\" title=\"This is the time to comment on legality I THE STATE OF THE RULE OF LAW IN GREECE  JOINT REPORT ADDENDUM II\"><\/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\/rule-law-greece-joint-report-addendum-ii\/\">This is the time to comment on legality I THE STATE OF THE RULE OF LAW IN GREECE  JOINT REPORT ADDENDUM II<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2026-06-05 11:01:20\">05\/06\/2026<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Significant legal, judicial, and political developments directly affecting the state of the rule of law in Greece have taken place since the report we submitted to the European Commission in January 2026 and the addendum we submitted in February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>This second addendum to our report provides an overview of these developments and should be read in conjunction with our previous contributions to the Rule of Law Report. The second addendum is also available in Greek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GR_RoL2026_JointSubmission_CSO_\u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b1\u0301\u03c1\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1-__.docx.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/rule-law-greece-joint-report-addendum-ii\/\">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\/82350eca0a45e3726f13d78a043099-01af93f77b1dcdb6303c25b261fb9a19.jpg\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"Global Sumud Flotilla: Raid by Israeli forces on a humanitarian mission off Crete\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/global-sumud-flotilla-raid-israeli-forces-humanitarian-mission-crete\/\" title=\"Global Sumud Flotilla: Raid by Israeli forces on a humanitarian mission off Crete\"><\/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\/global-sumud-flotilla-raid-israeli-forces-humanitarian-mission-crete\/\">Global Sumud Flotilla: Raid by Israeli forces on a humanitarian mission off Crete<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2026-05-01 12:30:19\">01\/05\/2026<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p>In the early hours of 30 April 2026, the Israeli Navy intercepted vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla sailing off the coast of Crete carrying humanitarian aid. The <strong>Hellenic League for Human Rights (HLHR)<\/strong>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fidh.org\/en\/region\/north-africa-middle-east\/israel-palestine\/global-sumud-flotilla-raid-by-israeli-forces-on-a-humanitarian-32758\"><strong>International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)<\/strong><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omct.org\/en\"><strong>World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)<\/strong><\/a>, within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, denounce this raid and call on the Israeli authorities to immediately release all the activists illegally detained, and call on the Greek authorities to act immediately to secure the activists\u2019 safe release.<\/p>\n<p>Find the joint statement in the FIDH&#8217;s website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fidh.org\/en\/region\/north-africa-middle-east\/israel-palestine\/global-sumud-flotilla-raid-by-israeli-forces-on-a-humanitarian-32758\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/global-sumud-flotilla-raid-israeli-forces-humanitarian-mission-crete\/\">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            \n            \n                        <h3 class=\"wk-h3 wk-margin-top-remove\">\n\n                                    <a class=\"wk-link-reset\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/joint-civil-society-statement-migration-ministry-bill\/\">Joint Civil Society Statement on the Migration Ministry bill<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2026-01-20 16:14:09\">20\/01\/2026<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p>Working for an organisation registered in the \u201cNGO Registry\u201d of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum becomes a punishable offence with the proposed changes to Articles 24 and 25 of the Migration Code.<\/p>\n<p>After five years of constant recommendations from the European Commission, the Council of Europe and the UN to put an end to arbitrary restrictions on the work of civil society organisations supporting refugees and migrants, the Ministry continues to target the organisations deemed inconvenient solely for carrying out their work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/joint-civil-society-statement-migration-ministry-bill\/\">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\/fidh-logo-56bc8610fc8287123342f36303412417.png\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"Greece: Government systematic constraints and politically motivated accusations against migrants rights NGOs must end!\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/fidh-greece-constraints-to-ngos\/\" title=\"Greece: Government systematic constraints and politically motivated accusations against migrants rights NGOs must end!\"><\/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\/fidh-greece-constraints-to-ngos\/\">Greece: Government systematic constraints and politically motivated accusations against migrants rights NGOs must end!<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2025-09-27 10:00:12\">27\/09\/2025<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"251\">The <strong>International Federation for Human Rights &#8211; FIDH<\/strong> has issued a statement on Greece, calling for an end to the systematic targeting of civil society organisations active in the fields of asylum and migration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/fidh-greece-constraints-to-ngos\/\">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\/485765786_1099448915556243_5276135292817045855_n-f5e9daa8c8fbd86ca1f3960b315acfe5.jpg\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"Joint Statement on the EU-Israel Association Agreement Review\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/eu-israel-association-agreement-review\/\" title=\"Joint Statement on the EU-Israel Association Agreement Review\"><\/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\/eu-israel-association-agreement-review\/\">Joint Statement on the EU-Israel Association Agreement Review<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2025-06-19 13:10:40\">19\/06\/2025<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p>The undersigned human rights and humanitarian organizations and trade unions urge the EU to ensure that the ongoing review of Israel\u2019s compliance with article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement be thorough, comprehensive, and credible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/eu-israel-association-agreement-review\/\">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\/COE-logo-ECHR-c6df5e56d1736ea846f301642b8809ef.png\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"Communication in accordance with Rule 9.2 of the Rules of the Committee of Ministers Concerning Nisiotis group of cases (34704\/08)\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/nisiotis-group-cases-execution-ecthr\/\" title=\"Communication in accordance with Rule 9.2 of the Rules of the Committee of Ministers Concerning Nisiotis group of cases (34704\/08)\"><\/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\/nisiotis-group-cases-execution-ecthr\/\">Communication in accordance with Rule 9.2 of the Rules of the Committee of Ministers Concerning Nisiotis group of cases (34704\/08)<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2025-02-28 13:44:27\">28\/02\/2025<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"287\">The Hellenic League for Human Rights (HLHR) has been submitting reports to the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in accordance with Rule 9.2 of the Rules of the Committee of Ministers regarding the Nisiotis group of cases (34704\/08).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/nisiotis-group-cases-execution-ecthr\/\">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\/Joint-Report-Landscape-ENG-3ca2dec6bd54337cd7e64428ea62e42c.jpg\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"DEMOCRACY WITH NO AIR: The State of the Rule of Law in Greece Today\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/democracy-rule-law-greece-report\/\" title=\"DEMOCRACY WITH NO AIR: The State of the Rule of Law in Greece Today\"><\/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\/democracy-rule-law-greece-report\/\">DEMOCRACY WITH NO AIR: The State of the Rule of Law in Greece Today<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2025-02-04 15:33:46\">04\/02\/2025<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p><b>On Tuesday 4 February, a Press Conference on the current state of the Rule of Law in Greece was successfully held at the Athens Bar Association with a significant turnout. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event was organised by the independent organisations <\/span><b>Greek Council for Refugees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (GCR), <\/span><b>Hellenic League for Human Rights<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (HLHR), <\/span><b>HIAS Greece<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Homo Digitalis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Refugee Support Aegean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (RSA), <\/span><b>Reporters United<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Solomon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Vouliwatch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/democracy-rule-law-greece-report\/\">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\/Joint-Report-Landscape-ENG-3ca2dec6bd54337cd7e64428ea62e42c.jpg\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"STRUGGLE FOR ACCOUNTABILIT: The State of the Rule of Law in Greece\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/report-rule-law-greece-2025\/\" title=\"STRUGGLE FOR ACCOUNTABILIT: The State of the Rule of Law 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\/report-rule-law-greece-2025\/\">STRUGGLE FOR ACCOUNTABILIT: The State of the Rule of Law in Greece<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2025-02-04 15:20:15\">04\/02\/2025<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"395\">The annual report of the European Commission on the state of the Rule of Law is interpreted by the Greek Government as a positive recognition of its policies and actions\u2014a fact that, however, appears to be in stark contradiction with the observations and concerns expressed by international organizations such as the United Nations and the Council of Europe regarding the country\u2019s institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/report-rule-law-greece-2025\/\">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\/ENG-Teaser-poster-final-RoL-dc8707cbf5b1b9c991da6c851bd2dc3a.jpg\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"PRESS CONFERENCE\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/greece-rule-of-law-report-2025\/\" title=\"PRESS CONFERENCE\"><\/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\/greece-rule-of-law-report-2025\/\">PRESS CONFERENCE<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2025-01-29 14:00:47\">29\/01\/2025<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>DEMOCRACY WITH NO AIR<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>The State of the Rule of Law in Greece Today<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tuesday 4 February<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Time: 11:00 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Athens Bar Association (60 Akadimias St., Athens)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/greece-rule-of-law-report-2025\/\">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\/HealthyEnvironmentForAll_1-437e3ab1c168ec8460229982e468c629.png\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/protocol-european-convention-human-rights\/\" title=\"Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights\"><\/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\/protocol-european-convention-human-rights\/\">Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2024-11-26 14:31:00\">26\/11\/2024<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Call for the adoption of an additional Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights<\/b> <b>on the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>To the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and to the Permanent Representatives of the <\/b><b>Member States of the Council of Europe<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/protocol-european-convention-human-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\/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\/Horizontal-Format-RULE-of-LAW-REPORT-2024-4-c9cf976e66a359020f11cb180cf0a800.png\" class=\" wk-overlay-scale\" alt=\"Greece: EU Ignores Deteriorating Rule of Law\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><a class=\"wk-position-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/greece-ec-rule-law-report-2024\/\" title=\"Greece: EU Ignores Deteriorating Rule of Law\"><\/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\/greece-ec-rule-law-report-2024\/\">Greece: EU Ignores Deteriorating Rule of Law<\/a>\n                \n                \n            <\/h3>\n            \n                        <p class=\"wk-article-meta\"><em><time datetime=\"2024-08-01 12:17:07\">01\/08\/2024<\/time><\/em><\/p>\n            \n            \n                        <div class=\"wk-margin\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Greece: EU Ignores Deteriorating Rule of Law<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>Misleading Report Plays Down Curbs in Media, Civic Space<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(Brussels, August 1, 2024) \u2013 The European Commission&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/commission.europa.eu\/document\/download\/6741f4b2-6a10-44ba-b40c-97a5a38e6827_en?filename=21_1_58062_coun_chap_greece_en.pdf\">2024 Rule of Law Report<\/a><\/u><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">published on July 24,<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 2024, misleads readers about <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the state of the rule of law in <\/span>Greece<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> at a time when <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">media freedom and civic space<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> face dire threats and attacks<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, 14 human rights and media freedom organizations said today.<\/p>\n<p>Th<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">e overly positive account in the report <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">starkly contrasts an alarming reality experienced by journalists,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">activists,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and civil society organizations on the ground,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and a growing international concern over the deterioration of the rule of law in the country, which was highlighted by 17 human rights and press freedom groups in a <\/span><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2024\/02\/06\/joint-ngo-letter-european-commission-president-ursula-von-der-leyen-regarding-media\">February 2024 letter<\/a><\/u><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                        <p><a class=\"wk-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hlhr.gr\/en\/greece-ec-rule-law-report-2024\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n(function($){\n\n    \/\/ get the images of the gallery and replace it by a canvas of the same size to fix the problem with overlapping images on load.\n    $('img[width][height]:not(.wk-overlay-panel)', $('#wk-grid553')).each(function() {\n\n        var $img = $(this);\n\n        if (this.width == 'auto' || this.height == 'auto' || !$img.is(':visible')) {\n            return;\n        }\n\n        var $canvas = $('<canvas class=\"wk-responsive-width\"><\/canvas>').attr({width:$img.attr('width'), height:$img.attr('height')}),\n            img = new Image,\n            release = function() {\n                $canvas.remove();\n                $img.css('display', '');\n                release = function(){};\n            };\n\n        $img.css('display', 'none').after($canvas);\n\n        $(img).on('load', function(){ release(); 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