New report blasts Greek treatment of migrants

Greece's treatment of migrants and asylum seekers is so appalling that it has become a humanitarian crisis, Amnesty International claimed in a new report issued in December 2012.

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BBC News, 20.12.12: Greece's treatment of migrants shameful, says Amnesty http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20793729

Amnesty International: Press Release, 20.12.12: Asylum-seekers and migrants in Greece hounded by police operations and right-wing extremists http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/asylum-seekers-and-migrants-greece-hounded-police-operations-and-right-wing

Amnesty International: Briefing: Greece: The end of the road for refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants, December 2012 http://files.amnesty.org/archives/eur250112012eng.pdf

EUObserver, 20.12.12: Amnesty: migrant abuse in Greece is 'humanitarian crisis' http://euobserver.com/justice/118590

ESO: Background information: Macedonia accuses Greece of dumping illegal migrants http://www.europeansources.info/record/macedonia-accuses-greece-of-dumping-illegal-migrants/

ESO: Background information: Greeks build fence to ward off asylum seekers http://www.europeansources.info/record/greeks-build-fence-to-ward-off-asylum-seekers/

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