Æ Æ Æ Æ Æ 50 and asylum seekers, in line with the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of the human rights defenders. Refrain from making statements that stigmatize HRDs and suggest that defenders, as well as human rights organizations, act improperly or illegally, for carrying out their work to promote and protect human rights. Likewise, the Greek State should give precise instructions to government officials on this matter and take disciplinary action against those who fail to comply with such instructions. Take into consideration the findings of the newly established Recording Mechanism of Incidents of Informal Forced Returns by the Greek National Commission for Human Rights. Ensure with the support of the EU that the border procedures (reception and identification, registration, examination and overall processing of asylum claims) at the Greek-Turkish borders are conducted in compliance with human rights law and the principle of non-refoulement. Establish immediately, in close cooperation with the European Commission, the Independent Border Monitoring Mechanism (IBMM) with the necessary scope, mandate and expertise to investigate pushbacks and human rights violations at the Greek borders. Ask for the Greek Ombudsperson’s and the Greek National Committee for Human Rights’ significant contributions to the IBMM’s establishment and its eventual functioning, Æ as national bodies with the necessary training, expertise and independence, to record and investigate pushbacks. Communicate immediately and proactively to relevant NGOs and civil society the progress on establishment of the mechanism, which stakeholders are involved and the procedure for engaging with the mechanism, specifically reporting pushback cases, as soon as the EU Fundamental Rights Agency’s Fundamental Rights Officer is in place in Greece. AT EUROPE’S BORDERS: BETWEEN IMPUNITY AND CRIMINALIZATION