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Sala del Consejo de Derechos Humanos en Ginebra durante una sesión formal
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UK Recognises Greek Progress and Urges Stronger Support for Victims

The United Kingdom recognised in Geneva Greece's progress against racism and trafficking and in protecting victims, and recommended stronger support for…

--- The context --- In Geneva, before the Human Rights Council, the United Kingdom delivered its statement on Greece in the universal periodic review. --- The facts --- London recognised Greece's progress since the previous review, including efforts to combat racism and trafficking, strengthen protection for victims of gender-based violence, and improve support for unaccompanied children and other vulnerable groups. The statement also noted Greece's continued cooperation with international human rights mechanisms and encouraged the country to build on recent reforms. --- The positions --- The United Kingdom made three recommendations. The first proposes that, by 2030, Greece continues efforts to strengthen accessible, coordinated and victim-centred support for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. The second proposes that, by the next review cycle, migration legislation and practice adhere to all relevant national and European obligations relating to border management and asylum procedures, including human rights protections. The third calls for implementing the recommendations from the 2026 report of the committee named in the statement on detention conditions in prisons and police facilities. --- What remains unknown --- The statement does not detail how progress on each recommendation will be measured or what steps will follow this review, so the practical reach of the timelines remains to be seen. --- Unanswered questions --- How will Greece strengthen accessible and victim-centred support before 2030? How will it bring migration legislation and practice into line with the obligations cited? How will it implement the recommendations on detention conditions? --- EPM analysis --- The approach combines recognition with clear demands: it values progress on racism, trafficking and protection for victims, but turns that recognition into verifiable commitments on gender-based violence, migration and detention, with defined timelines. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the value of this statement lies in joining recognition of progress with clear and verifiable timelines, without separating protection for victims from border management or from detention conditions. If Greece sustains its cooperation and turns those three recommendations into concrete improvements, the review will have helped to protect better the most vulnerable people within its jurisdiction.
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