Racist Violence Recording Network, Annual Report 2017

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Publication language
English
Pages
27pp
Date published
01 Dec 2017
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Forced displacement and migration, Host Communities
Countries
Greece

Racist violence and hate crime continue to plague Greece, with more than 100 incidents reported last year by 42 organisations in the country, according to the 2017 annual report of the Racist Violence Recording Network(RVRN).

From January-December, the RVRN documented, through interviews with victims, 102 incidents of racist violence, with more than 120 victims. In 34 incidents, the victims were migrants or refugees who were allegedly targeted on grounds of ethnic origin, religion, colour and/or gender identity. In 7 incidents, the victims were human rights defenders and employees of organisations offering refugee support services.