I am afraid I won’t be able to make it to DD live today until late, if at all. For the first time in a very long time, I have something else to do on a Thursday night! Those of you who know me, can probably guess what that is? Feel free to chat without [...]
On Friday, International Missing Children’s Day, Alex Meshivilli’s mother, Natala Ichuadze launched the Amber Alert system here in Greece. The system is designed to put the whole country on alert within 30 minutes of a child being reported missing by immediate briefing of police, the media and the public.
A total of 40 state and private [...]
Via Greek Helsinki Monitor
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Greece in the case of Dimitris Zelilof, who was ill-treated/beaten by police back in December 2001. He was awarded 19,000 euros for damages as well as costs and damages. After the ruling, Zelilof said
I am happy that the European Court vindicated me after [...]
Via Greek Helsinki Monitor
Another urgent intervention case brought by the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT). It involves a Nigerian woman (known in the report as E.L) who was trafficked to Greece with the promise of a job once she arrived.
E.L. was trafficked into Greece by a Nigerian man, who told her that he [...]
On the 23rd of May, the 2007 report by Amnesty International was released to the public. The document covers all the continents with all their individual failures in terms of Human Rights. I have written about many of the issues that were raised by AI at various times throughout the year. Greece is questioned on [...]
LIFESTYLE, by Seresta Dance Company with visiting artists Veronica Kuttel and Pablo Medici from Argentina.
25, 26, 30, 31 May, 1, 2 June at Theatro Hyterio, Iera Odos 44.
Tango-modern dance fusion choreography by Christina Beskou, Kuttel and Medici. The work combines humor, heat, pathos and Latino music.
Showtime 10 p.m. Tickets €18. Reservations 210-34.12.313.
It’s DD live tonight. Email me if you don’t have the password yet and come along later for chat and nonsense. You can access the room by clicking here.
See you later…
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A Short Border Handbook on June 9th, [...]
I am very happy that a friend of mine has started a blog and a very good read it is too. She is an accomplished journalist and writer, living in Greece and writing about African issues, woman, children and many other things. Check out My Crossroads by Khande Aig-Imoru. Welcome to this corner [...]
UPDATE: This post has been in my draft folder for a while now. The article was published in the Athens News at the end of April.
There are around 40,000 job vacancies here in Greece, mainly in agriculture and based in Central and Western Macedonia. Farmers and fisheries are desperate to find people willing to pick [...]
I missed this exhibition at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Athens, Greece because of life and stuff but the issue is relevant every single day. I feel uncomfortable that the whole show was pretty inaccessible to people with disabilities but this fact was defended by two of the organisers, Voulgaropoulos, who lost use [...]
Don’t forget, it’s DD live tonight. I have turned the password back on again this week. Not because there was any trouble last week but the storm still brews in the background and I would like to feel free to talk to friends of this blog without worrying about disclosing personal information. So, email me [...]
I am so pleased with myself today. I finally worked out how to insert my own header into this theme. I have had a total tech-brain block on this particular problem for months now. Today, I decided that I would not let this beat me. Now my blog REALLY looks like my own place. Enjoy! [...]
The HLHR (The Hellenic League for Human Rights) and KEMO (Research Centre for Minority Groups) annual report for 2007 has been published. It is entitled “Racism and Discrimination against Immigrants and Minorities in Greece: the State of Play”
The landscape of immigration, minority and anti-discrimination policies in Greece is largely marked by issues of [...]
A year ago today, Devious Diva became a Dot Com! Thank you, Vegankid (who is not blogging so much for really good reasons)
Time for Banning on December 15th, 2009Welcome Notice on December 14th, 2009I’m back on May 26th, 2009Community News on March 17th, 2009Blog Changes on January 16th, 2009
Via World Organisation against Torture and the Greek Helsinki Monitor. Please read the following and take action as outlined below the post.
World Organisation Against Torture
P.O. Box 21- 8, rue du Vieux Billard
CH 1211 Geneva 8, Switzerland
Tel.: 0041/22 809 49 39 / Fax: 0041/22 809 49 29
E-mail: omct@omct.org / Website: www.omct.org
Case GRE 140507
Greece: Risk to [...]
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