Incidents of racist violence in Greece: Comparative presentation of data by the Civil Society and the Hellenic Police

INVITATION – PRESS RELEASE
Racist Violence Recording Network

Press Conference on 2017 Annual Report

 Incidents of racist violence in Greece:
Comparative presentation of data by the Civil Society and the Hellenic Police

 Athens – The Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN) is organizing a Press Conference for the presentation of its findings based on the recordings of 2017.

The Press Conference will take place on Wednesday, 28 March 2018, at 12:00 p.m., Journalists’ Union of Athens Daily Newspapers – ESIEA  (20, Akadimias str., 1st floor)

The discussion will be coordinated by Georgios Stavropoulos, President, National Commission for Human Rights, Honorary Vice President of the Administrative Supreme Court

Opening Remarks

• Maria Yannakaki, General Secretary for Transparency and Human Rights

Presentation of the 2017 RVRN Annual Report

• Tina Stavrinaki, Assistant Coordinator, Racist Violence Recording Network

Presentation of the 2017 Data of the Hellenic Police

• Dimosthenis Katsiavaras, Police Officer, State Security Division, Department of Social Issues and Counter Racism

Interventions:

• Stella Nanou, UNHCR Greece
  “The role of UNHCR in combatting racism”

• Taher Alizadeh, Afghan M&R Community in Greece
  “The arson attack against the Afghan M&R Community premises”

• Nikoleta Kyrana, Arsis – Association for the Social Support of Youth
  “The contribution and risks of humanitarian workers in defending human rights”

• Thanassis Theofilopoulos, Colour Youth – LGBTQ Youth Community of Athens
  “The ‘dark’ numbers of homophobic and transphobic violence”

For further information, please contact:

Tina Stavrinaki, 210.7233216, [email protected]

Note: Simultaneous interpretation will not be provided.

The Racist Violence Recording Network was created in 2011 by UNHCR Greece and the National Commission for Human Rights. RVRN Members during 2017: Act Up Hellas, Aitima, Amnesty International, Antigoni – Information and Documentation Centre on Racism, Antiracist Observatory of the University of the Aegean, Arsis –  Arsis – Association for the Social Support of Youth, Asante, Association of Afghans United In Greece, Association of Social Workers of Greece, “Babel” Day Center, Caritas Athens, Caritas Hellas, Center of Life, Center for the Support of Repatriated and Migrants – Ecumenical Refugee Program, Colour Youth – LGBTQ Youth Community of Athens, Doctors of the World (MdM), Forum of Migrants in Crete, Generation 2.0 Red, Greek Association of Social Workers, Greek Council for Refugees, Greek Forum of Migrants, Greek Forum of Refugees, Greek Helsinki Monitor, Greek Transgender Support Association, Group of Lawyers for the Rights of Refugees and Migrants, Group of Lawyers for the Support of Refugee and Migrant Rights (Thessaloniki), Hellenic Action for Human Rights – Pleiades, Hellenic League for Human Rights, Hellenic Red Cross, Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece, Human Rights Commission of the Bar Association of Rhodes, Initiative for the Rights of Prisoners, LATHRA? – Solidarity Committee for Chios refugees, Medical Intervention, Melissa Network, METAction, Action for Migration and Development, Movement for the Support of Refugee and Migrant Rights (Patras), Network for the Social Support of Refugees and Migrants, Positive Voice, PRAKSIS, Rainbow Families, Refugee Support Aegean, Solidarity Now, World Without War and Violence. The Network for Children’s Rights joined the RVRN in January 2018.