Coe: Greece should return bill with human rights standards
Law would hinder the life-saving work carried out at sea
03 September, 20:26Article 40 of the so-called 'Deportations and Return Bill' would introduce restrictions on the activities of civil society organisation in areas of competence of the Greek Coast Guard, and non-observance of these will be subject to heavy sanctions, Mijatovic noted. "Civil society organisations are instrumental in protecting the rights of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, and play a major role in reporting and documenting pushbacks or other human rights violations," the Council of Europe recalled. (ANSA).