National Commission for Human Rights

Human Rights Commission chief resigns, blasts government

Published by To Vima on Thu, 04/04/2019 - 14:43

The president of Greece's National Commission for Human Rights (GNCHR), Yorgos Stavropoulos, has submitted a bombshell resignation letter in which he lambastes the government for downgrading the Commission's role and also packing it with five representatives of the LGBTQ community and two members of Roma community in violation of its rules.

Greek govt tackles humanitarian crisis in 2016

Published by Protothema on Mon, 12/28/2015 - 20:53

The Greek government has passed measures to tackle the humanitarian crisis in 2016 in order to help the most vulnerable social groups. The legislative act signed on December 24 is aimed to show the government’s commitment to relieve those who have suffered the most as a result of the economic crisis.

The measures passed though the Legislative Act are: