Land border sealed, Greek police chief says

Feature discuss the issue of illegal immigration into the European union through Greece and efforts made by Greece and FRONTEX to counter it.

Separately, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Professor François Crépeau, completed a nine-day official visit to Greece in December 2012, the fourth and last country visit in connection with a 'a one-year comprehensive study to examine the rights of migrants in the Euro-Mediterranean region, focusing in particular on the management of the external borders of the European Union.' The Special Rapporteur was due to present a thematic report on the human rights of migrants at the borders of the European Union to the UN Human Rights Council in May/ June 2013. In addition to the visit to Greece, he previously conducted official visits to EU offices in Brussels, Tunisia, Turkey, and Italy.

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ESO: Background information: Greek-Turkish land border JO Poseidon Land: Situational update, January 2012 http://www.europeansources.info/record/greek-turkish-land-border-jo-poseidon-land-situational-update-january-2012/

Blog: Migrants At Sea, 05.12.12: UN Special Rapporteur on HR of Migrants expresses concern over plight of irregular migrants in Greece; calls for EU assistance; Frontex patrolling Greece-Italy sea border http://migrantsatsea.wordpress.com/tag/operation-xenios-zeus/

UNHR: UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants concludes the fourth and last country visit in his regional study on the human rights of migrants at the borders of the European Union: Greece, December 2012 http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=12858&LangID=E

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