In 1969 Greece withdrew from the Council of Europe (CoE), following pressure exercised by various European countries, organisations, social movements and individuals in response to the brutal conduct of the military junta that had taken power by force on 21 April 1967. This volume brings together an international cast of noted historians, oral historians, political scientists, and legal scholars to investigate the perceptions, policies and roles of the key actors involved. These figures range from international organizations, states, and social movements to NGOs and individuals, critically demonstrating the extent of the legacy and long-term impact of the 'Greek Case' on international human rights.
The 1969 'Greek Case' in the Council of Europe reveals how the pressure applied by the Council of Europe proved to be crucial for the international condemnation of the Colonels' regime, setting a precedent in international human rights cases for the significance of the collection of evidence on the use of torture.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part 1 | The Applicant States versus the Greek Junta
- The Scandinavian Complaints | Hanne Hagtvedt Vik
- From Reluctance to Acceptance: The Netherlands, the Greek Case, and the Boomerang Effect of the Convention | Wiebe Hommes
- Greece as Cause in Danish Public Opinion and Politics | Mogens Pelt
- Part 2 | The International Impact of the Greek Case
- The Greek Case in the Council of Europe and the Role of West Germany | Dimitrios K. Apostolopoulos
- Human Rights and Colonels Lies. The Italian Perspective | Rigas Raftopoulos
- The Impact of the Greek Case on Francoist Spain | Magda Fytili
- The European Community and the Greek Case | Ronald Janse
- Part 3 | Anti-Junta Resistance and the Greek Case
- The Greek Case in the Context of the Cold War | Stan Draenos
- The Greek Case at Strasbourg: The Battle for Witnesses | Nicolas Manitakis
- Reconstituting the Networks: Anti-Dictatorial Correspondence on the Greek Case through the ASKI Collections | Antonis Sarantidis
- Part 4 | International Institutions and Solidarity Movements
- Amnesty International and the Greek Crisis of 1967-8 | Tom Buchanan
- Europe's Vietnam? International Solidarity Movements against the Greek Junta from a Global Perspective | Kim Christiaens
- The Greek Case from Inside | Janis Nalbadidacis
- Activists without Borders: Transnational Campaigning during the 'Greek Case', 1967-69 | Konstantina Maragkou
- From Greece to Argentina: Transnational Circulations of Torture and Anti-Torture in the Long Seventies | Víctor Fernández Soriano & Kostis Kornetis
- Part 5 - Torture, Terror, Testimony
- The Greek Military Dictatorship and the Poisonous Knowledge of Torture and Trauma | Katerina Stefatosnn& Georgia Sarigianidou-Papadopoulou
- Soundscapes of Torture and the Legacy of the 'Greek Case' | Anna Papaeti
- The Lasting Impact of the “EAT/ESA” (Military Police Special Investigative Department) Trials upon the Jurisprudence of the Greek (Civil and Military) Criminal Courts | Sotiris Kyrkos
- Appendix - Testimony | James Beckett
- Conclusion
