loyment opportunities and economic dif- Testimonies show that Greece violates ficulties due to the high number of refu- articles 1, 2.2 and 3.1 of the United Nati- gees in the country. ons Convention Against Torture. Turkey is among the transit countries The violations occuring in Greece are where some migrants cannot envision a adressed under 6 topics : excessive and future due to the high number of mig- disproportionate force, electric discharge rants that the country hosts. However, weapons, forced undressing, threats or Greece considers Turkey as a safe third violence with a firearm, inhuman treat- country and tries to send back migrants ment inside police vehicles and inhuman coming through Turkey. treatment inside a detention facility. To conclude, these 8 examples outlined Considering Greece’s role in the migra- by the BVMN highlight the striking reality tion crisis, concerning the respect of human rights on respecting human rights at its bor- and refugee rights in Greece. In addition, ders. NGOs focusing on refugee rights in even if these cases have been classified Greece, should tackle this issue and take by the BVMN under 7 main violations adequate action on their territory of human rights, when reading the tes- Greece should focus more References timonies, it is alarming that in many cases, multiples violations are reported by a • single respondent’s experience. Indeed, in “Greece says many migrants in Turkey could seek asylum there.” AP News. (2021, June 7). Retrieved from URL https:// a single testimony can occur two or more apnews.com/article/turkey-middle-east-greece-euro- of the following violations: excessive and pe-immigration-ba380c78c3a8b460d6192b5494963768 disproportionate force, electric dischar• ge weapons, forced undressing, threats International Rescue Committee. (2021). “Refugees in Greece”. or violence with a firearm, inhuman tre- Retrived from https://www.rescue-uk.org/ country/greece#what-caused-the-crisis-in-greece. atment inside police vehicles, inhuman treatment inside a detention facility, and • Uluslararası Mülteci Hakları Derneği, (2020) “Avrupa Sınırında Yaşanan Gelişmeler: Araştırma ve Gözlem Raporu”, confiscation of money and phones. ss.1-22. Therefore, the situation is in desperate • United Nations. (1948). Universal declaration of human need of concrete action to further pro- rights. Retrived from https://www.un.org/en/udhrbook/ tect and respect refugees’ rights in Gree- pdf/udhr_booklet_en_web.pdf ce. As a consequence, NGOs focusing in • this field in Greece, should tackle in depth United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. (2015). UNHCR Global Trends Forced Displacement in 2014. Ret- the issue raised in the BVMN’s report and rived from https://www.unhcr.org/556725e69.html should take adequate action on their ter* This report has also benefited from the section focusing on ritory. Greece of the report untitled “Annual Torture Report 2020” prepared by “Border Monitoring Violence Network” in the framework of current developments. 11