UN - Human Rights Slipping In Greece Because of Austerity
A senior United Nations investigator has said Greece is falling behind on its human rights obligations and strongly criticised the "excessively rigid" demands of the country's bailout programme.
UN independent expert Cephas Lumina said that a surge in unemployment and axed benefits had left a growing number of Greeks without health insurance and about 10 percent of the population living in "extreme poverty".
He said some 470,000 immigrants without proper residence permits were among the most vulnerable to labour exploitation and other abuses.
He urged the troika – the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund – to include human rights considerations in the country's austerity programs.
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