The Council of Europe, which safeguards human rights and the rule of law across the region, has criticised Greece for police violence and poor conditions in its over-crowded prisons, urging Athens to overhaul a system reaching "breaking point". "Vulnerable prisoners are not being cared for and, in some cases, are being allowed to die," the Council's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment said in a report based on a 2015 visit to Greece. "The main problems of overcrowding and chronic shortage of staff persist," it said, acknowledging that Athens had taken steps to reduce the number of inmates, many of whom had to face widespread violence among prisoners and intimidation.
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