(Kathimerini) The US State Department’s annual report on human rights violations around the world published on Tuesday has criticized Greece over unsafe and unhealthy conditions for migrants and asylum-seekers detained in pre-removal facilities or residing at the country’s six reception and identification centers, including gender-based violence against refugee women and children in reception camps.
The report, the first to be published under the Joe Biden administration, also refers to allegations of forced return (refoulement) of refugees, acts of corruption, violence targeting members of national/racial/ethnic minority groups, including some by police.
Alleged crimes involving violence or threats of violence targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex persons are also listed in the report.
