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THIS IS NOT MY COUNTRY
http://deviousdiva.com
A blog that highlights human rights issues in Greece.
- Author: deviousdiva
- Listed in: Activism News & Media
- Tags: feminism human rights greece racism news and media xenopbobia
Recent Posts
Protect Women
Abuse against women is rarely mentioned in Greece or anywhere for that matter. I was completely shocked by the numbers here. I think of Greece as a relativley peaceful country with a very low crime rate. Unfortunately, the crimes that go on behind cl...
Religious Icons
Via Kathimerini Justice Minister Haris Kastanidis admitted yesterday that Greece will have no choice but to remove religious icons from school classrooms and other public buildings if the European Court of Human Rights stands by a ruling it made earl...
No Citizenship at Birth
Via the Athens News The government last week clarified its position on granting Greek citizenship to the Greece-born children of immigrants after a gaffe by the Greek prime minister. There had been confusion created by Prime Minister George Papandreo...
Religious Symbols
Via Malcolm Brabant, BBC News, Athens The Greek Orthodox Church is urging Christians across Europe to unite in an appeal against a ban on crucifixes in classrooms in Italy. The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled last week that the pr...
Citizenship for Children
Via Reuters Greece, long criticised for its handling of immigrants, will grant citizenship to some 250,000 migrant children but will also send thousands of detained illegal immigrants away, a senior official told Reuters. Human rights groups for year...
3rd Global Forum
Via TopNews UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed hope on Wednesday that Greece will address its poor migrant asylum record in accordance with human rights laws. “I know that all states, including Greece have the right to determine the sta...
