European Court Rules Against Greek Police Who Beat & Tortured Roma in 2016
27 January 2025
Brussels, 27 January 2025: The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found in favour of three Romani men, who were brutally beaten and tortured during their arrest, transfer and detention by Greek police back in October 2016, and awarded them a total of €52,240 in damages.
Archived Press Releases
06 January 2025
The ERRC maintains a record of every public announcement we have made to the press. These provide information on human rights violations and ERRC legal actions, research and publications, submissions to international and national human rights bodies, other advocacy actions and human rights education outcomes. The press releases are listed by year and in reverse chronological order; click on the title to read the full version.