The former SYRIZA minister says he is challenging violations of his rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, criticizing the handling of the case by Greek judicial authorities

Thanasis Koukakis has filed a complaint against Greece, alleging failures to independently investigate his surveillance by the intelligence service and Predator spyware and violations of his rights

Osman Kavala, a symbol of Turkey's crackdown on civil society, was arrested in October 2017 and held at Istanbul's high-security Silivri prison

Central among the Commissioner’s concerns is the persistent allegation of illegal “pushbacks” — the forced return of migrants without due process — in the Evros region and the Aegean Sea.

The European Court of Human Rights concluded that there was strong evidence Greece employs a system of illegally pushing back third-country nationals.

The Court ruled that Greece was obligated to pay the applicants – three Syrian nationals - €80,000 in respect of non-pecuniary damage