ICJ oral intervention on the adoption of the outcome document of the Universal Periodic Review of Greece

ICJ oral intervention on the adoption of the outcome document of the Universal Periodic Review of Greece

The UN Human Rights Council adopted the outcome document of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Greece.

The ICJ made a statement during this adoption process, urging the implementation of recommendations accepted by Greece related to protecting the rights of asylum seekers, particularly concerning their treatment in Greece.

It also called on Greece to reconsider its decision to reject the recommendation of the UPR Working Group that Greece accede to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and their Families.

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Concluding Observations, CCPR/CO/83/GRC, 31 March 2005: Greece

5. The Committee welcomes the recent adoption by Parliament of a law on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment irrespective of racial or ethnic origin, religious or other beliefs, disability, age or sexual orientation. 19. The Committee is concerned at...
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