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"Greece: In the shadow of impunity - ill-treatment and the misuse of firearms." September 2002

REPORT AND RELEASES (AI/IHF, 24/09/2002)

Report: In the shadow of impunity - Ill-treatment and the misuse of firearms
   [click here for the document with photos], [in greek]
 Release: - Misconduct in the shadow of impunity [in greek]
 Release: - Quotes from victims of human rights violations [in greek]
 Release: - Human rights violations in figures [in greek]

GREEK STATE RESPONSES

Ministry of Public Order's Information Note on the Cases Mentioned in the Report   (September 2002) [in greek]

Letter from the Ministry of Justice on the Report (December 2002) [in greek]
  - Appended Answer by the Supreme Court on the Arnesto Nesto Case (October       2002) [in greek]

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UPDATED CASES

A. CASES FROM THE AI-IHF REPORT 2002: "GREECE: IN THE SHADOW OF IMPUNITY - ILL-TREATMENT AND THE MISUSE OF FIREARMS."

Grieving relatives: Marinos Christopoulos, a 21-year-old Rom, died after being shot by a police officer in October 2001 © Athens News Agency (ANA) GREECE In the shadow of impunity Ill-treatment and the misuse of firearms    Amnesty International and International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights

CASES REPORTED IN PART B: TORTURE AND CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT

B.1. A case history - failure of the system
Cases 1-2. Lazaros Bekos and Eleftherios Koutropoulos, Mesolonghi, 8/5/1998

B.2.1. Intergovernmental organizations on Greece's compliance with international standards
Cases 3-8. The Six CPT Cases, Hania, Igoumenitsa, Greek-Albanian Border, Piraeus, September - October 2001

B.3. Violations of the rights of detainees which facilitate torture and ill-treatment
Case 9. Ilias Hatzidiakos, Rhodes, 6/7/2001

B.4. Roma and Immigrants
B.4.1. Roma
Case 10. Andreas Kalamiotis, Aghia Paraskevi, Greater Athens, 15/6/2001
Cases 11-14. Yannoula Tsakiri/Pavlos Christodoulopoulos/Michalis Aristopoulos/ Athanasios Sainis, Aspropyrgos,                      Attica, 8/1/2002
B.4.2. Immigrants
B.4.2.1.The ill-treatment of Albanians
Cases 15-17. Astrit Lleshi/Kastriot Rrapi/Dashamir Troshku, Krystallopigi, 13/6/2001
Cases 18-19. Blerina Mece/Luftim Krosi, Kakavia, 10/2/2001
Case 20. Arjan Hodi, Mytilene - Lesbos, 24/3/2001
B.4. 2. 2. The ill-treatment of other immigrants and asylum-seekers
Cases 21-22. Joseph Emeka Okeke, Greater Athens, 25/6/2002 and Yannis Papakostas, Aspropyrgos 14/8/2002
Cases 23-44. Rangasamy Nadaraja and 21 others, 'El. Venizelos' Airport - Athens, 12/6/2001
Cases 45-55. 11 Asylum-seekers, Souda/Hania - Crete, 30/5/2001

B.5. The ill-treatment of children in custody
Cases 56-57. Paraskevas Tranteros and Dimosthenes Argyroudis, Kassandria - Halkidiki, 19/8/1994
Case 58. Refat Tafili, Aghios Stephanos - Athens, 8/2/2001
Cases 59-63. Theodoros Stephanou et al., Argostoli - Cephalonia, 5/8/2001

B.6. Psychological ill-treatment - the sexual humiliation of detainees
Cases 64-65. 'R' and his brother, Athens, 8/5/2001

CASES REPORTED IN PART C: SHOOTINGS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS RESULTING IN DEATH AND INJURY

C.1. Fatal shootings by police
Case 66. Marinos Christopoulos, Zefyri - Greater Athens, 24/10/2001
Case 67. Gentjan Celniku, Athens, 21/11/2001

C.3. The prosecution of police officers in connection with fatal shootings - five cases
Case 68. Nikos Leonidis, Thessaloniki, 25/3/2000
Case 69. Stephanos Sapounas, Ano Liosia - Athens, 3/11/1996
Case 70. Anastasios Mouratis, Livadia - Beotia, 20/11/1996
Case 71. Marko Bulatovic, Thessaloniki, 23/10/1998
Case 72. Angelos Celal, Halkidona - Thessaloniki, 1/4/1998

C.4. Border policing -- the use of firearms in disputed circumstances resulting in injuries and a death
Case 73. Ferhat Ceka, Aghia Ioanna, 8/3/2002
Case 74. Afrim Salla, Kastoria, 4/6/2001
Case 75. Kreshnik Shenaj, Kakavia, 16/11/2000
Case 76. Bledar Quoshku, Kastoria, 1/11/2000

CASES REPORTED IN PART D: OBSTACLES TO JUSTICE

D.1. Failure to ensure prompt, thorough and impartial investigations
D.1.2. Failure to institute judicial investigations into complaints of ill-treatment
Case 77. Arnesto Nesto, Megara, 15/4/2002
D.1.4. Police "solidarity"
Case 78. Andreas Mermingousis, Chios, 30/4-1/5/2001
Case 79. Yannis Christakis, Thessaloniki, 31/1/2001

D.2. Unduly protracted legal proceedings
Case 80. Melpo Koronaiou, Athens, 14/4/1995

B. OTHER CASES

[forthcoming]