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Greece Greek Council of State 2019 Greece / Council of State/Decisions Nos. 1759-1760/2019 of the Plenary Religion Other religious groups Through Decisions nos. 1759-1760 / 2019 the Plenary of the Council of State repealed Nos. 92091 / D2 / 5.6.2018 (B '2087) and 92094 / D2 / 5.6.2018 (B' 2089) Decisions of the Minister of Education, insofar as they provided for students' religion to be included on high school diplomas, transcripts and certificates. The mandatory or optional inclusion of religion in the documents was considered to constitute a violation of Article 13 of the Hellenic Constitution (religious freedom… View more
Greece Ombudsman 2019 Greece / Greek Ombudsman/case 264690 Religion Muslims The head of a nursing unit at a public hospital refused to permit a student of the Muslim faith to carry out her internship at the hospital while wearing a veil. The Ombudsman requested that the hospital’s administration set out a specific and full justification, in compliance with the relevant provisions of Law 4443/2016 on the grounds for that decision. The hospital cited this was done on the grounds of public health, since the student’s practical exercise would be carried out in the internal… View more
Greece Greek Council of State - National Higher Court 2021 Greek Council of State, Decision No. 1679/2021 (Συμβούλιο της Επικρατείας, Απόφαση 1679/2021), Nomos Subscriber's Database. Race/Ethnicity persons of african origin The plaintiffs, broadcasting company and its owner, filed an application before the Greek Council of State, seeking to abolish sanctions imposed by the National Radio-television Council (ESR). The Council imposed sanctions (pecuniary and a broadcasting ban) for allowing and broadcasting hate speech on one of it's talk shows. The hate speech concerned derogatory remarks against an athlete of African origin during a talk show, perpetrated by one of the guests. The Council of State rejected… View more
Greece Greek Ombudsman - Ombudsperson 2022 Greek Ombudsman, Summary of Intervention, The ban on the use of headscarves during nursing internships in clinics of public hospitals does not constitute discrimination based on religious beliefs, July 2022. Religion Muslims The case concerned the complaint of a trainee Muslim trainee nurse, who was banned from wearing a headscarf during her traineeship at a pubic hospital. The Ombudsman examined whether a head-scarf ban during nursing internships at public hospital clinics constituted discrimination based on religion and religious beliefs. After communicating with the Hospital authority and the competent department of the Ministry of Health, the Ombudsman found that there was no discrimination and that the ban was… View more
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