Minister of Public order announces the creation of special services to combat racist violence

Policy Response DateOctober 29, 2012 Country: Greece Address: Athens General Type: Racist violence, Equality/Integration Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Homophobia, On grounds of disability, On grounds of other belief, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Asylum seekers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Persons with disability, Africans/black people Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Policing - law enforcement, Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism

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Minister of Public Order and Citizen's Protection, Nikos Dendias, announced on 29.10.2012 the creation of specialized services of the Greek Police across the country, to combat racist violence. The new sections will start from Athens and Thessaloniki and then throughout the country. In addition, a hotline for complaints on racist incidents is to be created. 

Personnel will intervene ex officio or upon a complaint or a lawsuit. It will also collect and analyze data on the investigated offenses, keep a racist violence database, oversee areas where there is a high risk of developping racist incidents, inform victims on their rights and produce each year a report on investigated incidents.

Source:

  • To Vima, 29.10.2012, Μέτρα αντιμετώπισης της ρατσιστικής βίας παρουσίασε ο Ν. Δένδιας (Measures to combat racist violence presented by N. Dendias), http://www.tovima.gr/society/article/?aid=481586, Accessed on 30.10.2012.