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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Greece: Amnesty slams mass migrant roundups




ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Human rights group Amnesty International is calling on Greek authorities to stop mass roundups of suspected illegal immigrants, arguing that police are treating law-abiding foreigners like criminals and subjecting thousands of detained persons to "degrading and inhumane" conditions.

The London-based group said Wednesday that legitimate asylum seekers were being denied proper assistance and that police were stopping and detaining suspects based on skin color.


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