Indicator history

The ICERD was ratified by the Legislative Decree 494/1970; it was transposed in Greek legislation with the Law 927/1979. In the Article 1 of the Law 927/1979, it is stipulated that "Whoever publicly, either orally or through the press or through written texts or illustrations or all other means, encourages acts or activities that can provoke discriminations, hatred or violence against persons or groups of persons solely because of his racial or ethnic origin or his religion, is punished with two years imprisonment or fine or both" [«Όστις δημοσίως, είτε προφορικώς είτε διά του τύπου ή διά γραπτών κειμένων ή εικονογραφήσεων ή παντός ετέρου μέσου εκ προθέσεως προτρέπει εις πράξεις ή ενεργείας δυναμένας να προκαλέσουν διακρίσεις, μίσος ή βίαν κατά προσώπων ή ομάδες προσώπων εκ μόνου του λόγου της φυλετικής ή εθνικής καταγωγής του ή του θρησκεύματος, τιμωρείται με φυλάκισιν μέχρι δύο ετών ή με χρηματικήν ποινήν ή και δι’ αμφοτέρων των ποινών τούτων»].

The Law 927/1979 is currently to be abolished through a new law draft against racist hatred, which is implementing the Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA combating racism and xenophobia.

If we compare this definition with the definition provided by the Art. 1. of the ICERD ("In this Convention, the term "racial discrimination" shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life"), we see a partial conformity of Greek legislation.

The ICERD was ratified by the Legislative Decree 494/1970; it was transposed in Greek legislation with the Law 927/1979. In the Article 1 of the Law 927/1979, it is stipulated that "Whoever publicly, either orally or through the press or through written texts or illustrations or all other means, encourages acts or activities that can provoke discriminations, hatred or violence against persons or groups of persons solely because of his racial or ethnic origin or his religion, is punished with two years imprisonment or fine or both" [«Όστις δημοσίως, είτε προφορικώς είτε διά του τύπου ή διά γραπτών κειμένων ή εικονογραφήσεων ή παντός ετέρου μέσου εκ προθέσεως προτρέπει εις πράξεις ή ενεργείας δυναμένας να προκαλέσουν διακρίσεις, μίσος ή βίαν κατά προσώπων ή ομάδες προσώπων εκ μόνου του λόγου της φυλετικής ή εθνικής καταγωγής του ή του θρησκεύματος, τιμωρείται με φυλάκισιν μέχρι δύο ετών ή με χρηματικήν ποινήν ή και δι’ αμφοτέρων των ποινών τούτων»].

The Law 927/1979 is currently to be abolished through a new law draft against racist hatred, which is implementing the Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA combating racism and xenophobia.

If we compare this definition with the definition provided by the Art. 1. of the ICERD ("In this Convention, the term "racial discrimination" shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life"), we see a partial conformity of Greek legislation.