Foreign Minister on State Department report: “The government serves the rule of law” – 2024-04-25 02:16:23

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs was assigned to the US State Department’s report on human rights and the report that exists in Greece.

In the statement it issued, it points out that “the report records, without further investigation, complaints by non-governmental organizations for which no independent verification is carried out.”

It is then emphasized that the “Greek government will continue to consistently serve democracy and the rule of law in Greece, deepening the essential equality of citizens and their individual and social rights and improving their standard of living.”

The announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

“The report records, without further investigation, allegations by non-governmental organizations that are not independently audited.

Precisely because of this indiscriminate recording, it appears that in all countries with a developed rule of law there are serious human rights issues. Particularly important for the integrity, reliability and objectivity of the report is the fact that the opinion of the Greek state was not sought in relation to the mentioned issues.

Although the progress in relation to the protection of rights in Greece is acknowledged on many levels, the report ignores or completely ignores regulatory interventions and national strategies of recent years to ensure the rights of vulnerable categories of citizens, such as the disabled, LGBTQI and unaccompanied minors.

Throughout time, the reports on Greece present similar human rights issues. Particularly in the period 2016-2019, very serious complaints were cited, which gradually disappeared.

The Greek government will continue to consistently serve democracy and the rule of law in Greece, deepening the essential equality of citizens and their individual and social rights and improving their standard of living.”.