{"id":343,"count":23,"description":"<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: left;font-size: 16px\">\r\n  <p style=\"color: #000000\">\r\n    The Rule of Law is the cornerstone of democratic societies. It ensures the proper functioning of institutions, the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms, judicial independence and transparent governance. Its defence and strengthening are an immediate priority for Greek civil society, given the ongoing decline of the country's institutions.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n  <p style=\"color: #000000\">\r\n    Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) consistently highlights the central importance of the Rule of Law in Greece for safeguarding the fundamental rights and freedoms of every individual. Through its research, documentation, legal interventions and publications, RSA makes a systematic effort to strengthen the Rule of Law and to contribute to related debates at Greek and international level.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: left;font-size: 16px\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rule of Law and refugee rights<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: left;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">We primarily focus on violations concerning asylum and refugee rights, such as:<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"font-size: 16px\">\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;list-style-type: disc;margin-left: 20px\">\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">the infringement of asylum and refugee rights,<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">illegal pushbacks,<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">NGO registration challenges in Greece, impacting the registration and operation of NGOs in Greece.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: left;font-size: 16px\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rule of Law reports on Greece<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: left;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">We also closely monitor and contribute to discussions surrounding Rule of law reports in Greece, including the European Commission Rule of Law Report on Greece.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: left;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Furthermore, and in collaboration with other civil society organisations, RSA contributes to highlighting other critical aspects of the Rule of Law. These include:<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"font-size: 16px\">\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;list-style-type: disc;margin-left: 20px\">\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">human rights violations in Greece,<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">judicial delays and inefficiencies,<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">government transparency and accountability,<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">press and media freedom in Greece,<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">the role of civil society and legal oversight,<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">corruption and anti-corruption measures,<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">legislative deficiencies and poor law-making,<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">surveillance and privacy issues, including wiretapping.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"small-body\" style=\"text-align: left;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">On this page, we will publish all of RSA's content, analyses, and interventions related to the Rule of Law.<\/span><\/div>","link":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/category\/topics\/rule-of-law-in-greece\/","name":"Rule of Law in Greece","slug":"rule-of-law-in-greece","taxonomy":"category","parent":137,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/137"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}