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FRONTIER EUROPE
Human rights abuses on Greece’s border with Turkey
Frontex activities are governed by its founding regulation (as amended)14 and by the EU Charter of
Fundamental Rights.15 In 2011 Frontex adopted a Fundamental Rights Strategy. In 2012, Frontex appointed a
Fundamental Rights Officer and established a Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights. In instances where
breaches of fundamental rights are alleged, Frontex can resort to a number of measures ranging from “letter
of concern to relevant member states, letter of warning; discussion at the Management Board level; report to
the European Commission; withdrawal or reduction of the financial support to member states; appropriate
disciplinary measures both in the member states and in Frontex; temporary suspension of the joint operation
or the pilot project; or termination of the joint operation or the pilot project.”16
Amnesty International July 2013
Index: 25/008/2013