Greece

Next review: 2026
Recommendations received by Greece Recommendations made by Greece

Timeline for UPR engagement in the current cycle

Review phasei
Close
From the date of the Working Group session until the Adoption outcome report (approximately 4- 6 months)
Follow up phasei
Close
Approximately 3 years starting from the Adoption of the outcome reports
National consultations and drafting phasei
Close
1 year before the next Working Group
Advocacy phasei
Close
From the submission of Other Stakeholders reports until Working group session (approximately 7 months).
UPR Working Group
01-11-2021
Adoption outcome report
05-2022
Stakeholders report deadline
12-03-2026
National report deadline
01-07-2026
Pre session
01-10-2026
UPR Working Group
01-11-2026

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/39/GRC/1
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FR
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RU
AR
CN

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/39/GRC/2
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/39/GRC/3
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FR
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RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

Civil society and other submissions

PS 39 Stmt Border Violence Monitoring Network
EN
PS 39 Stmt GREEK HELSINKI MONITOR (GHM)
EN

NHRI submissions

GNCHR - Greek National Commission for Human Rights
EN
EN
GNCHR - Greek National Commission for Human Rights- Annex 1
EN

Annex NHRI submissions

GNCHR - Greek National Commission for Human Rights- Annex 1
EN

NGO submissions

ADF International - ADF International
EN
APGXXIII - APG23 _Association "Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII"
EN
ECLJ - European Centre for Law and Justice
EN
ESYN - Hellenic National Youth Council
EN
EUROMIL - European Organisation of Military Associations and Trade Unions
EN
GDP - Global Detention Project
EN
HUG - Humanist Union of Greece
EN
IAPD - The International Alliance for Peace and Development
EN
ICAN - International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
EN
IFLA - International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
EN
IFOR - International Fellowship of Reconciliation
EN
JS1 - Joint Submission 1
EN
JS2 - Joint Submission 2
EN
JS3 - Joint Submission 3
EN
JS4 - Joint Submission 4
EN
JS5 - Joint Submission 5
EN
JS6 - Joint Submission 6
EN
JS7 - Joint Submission 7
EN
JS8 - Joint Submission 8
EN
Mobile Info Team - Stichting Mushkila Kabira
EN
EN
RSA - Refugee Support Aegean
EN
SOSCV GR - SOS Children's Villages Greece
EN
WRI - War Resisters' International
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
EN
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
EN

Other submissions

CoE - Council of Europe
EN
EU FRA - European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
EN
OSCE-ODIHR - Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights/Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
EN

Review in the Working Group

Questions written in advance

Questions written in advance
EN
EN
EN
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/49/5
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/49/5.Add.1
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil Society Materials

Follow-up

Civil society and other mid-term reports

UPR Midterm Report
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/25/GRC/1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/25/GRC/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/25/GRC/3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

GNCHR - Greek National Commission for Human Rights
EN
GNCHR - Greek National Commission for Human Rights - Annex
EN
EN
EN
EN

Annex NHRI submissions

GNCHR - Greek National Commission for Human Rights - Annex
EN
EN
EN
EN

NGO submissions

ABTTF - Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe
EN
ABTTF - Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe - Annex
EN
ADF International - ADF International
EN
AI - Amnesty International
EN
EUROMIL - European Organisation of Military Associations
EN
JS1 - Joint Submission 1
EN
JS2 - Joint Submission 2
EN
Lumos - Lumos
EN

Annex NGO submissions

ABTTF - Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe - Annex
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
EN
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
EN

Other submissions

CoE - Council of Europe
EN
EU FRA - European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
EN
OSCE-ODIHR - Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights/Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/25/L.4
EN

Questions written in advance

Advance written questions
EN
EN
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/33/7
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/33/7/Add.1
EN

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/33/2: Report of the Human Rights Council on its thirty-third session
EN

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

Alliance Defending Freedom
EN
Arab Commission for Human Rights
AR
British Humanist Association (Joint Statement)
EN
Council of Europe
EN
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe
EN
Greek National Commission for Human Rights - NHRI
EN
Human Rights Watch
EN
International Fellowship of Reconciliation
EN
JSSOR Youth Organisation
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/11/GRC/1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/11/GRC/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/11/GRC/3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

NCHR - National Commission for Human Rights
EN

NGO submissions

AGCO - Association of Greek Conscientious Objectors
EN
AI - Amnesty International
EN
CPTI - Conscience and Peace Tax International
EN
EBCO - EuropeanrBureau for Conscientious Objection
EN
ERRC - European Roma Rights Centre
EN
HRW - Human Rights Watch
EN
JS 1 - Joint Submission 1
EN
JS 1 - Joint Submission 1 - Annex 1
EN
OLKE - Lesbian and Gay Community of Greece
EN
STP - Society for Threatened People
EN

Annex NGO submissions

JS 1 - Joint Submission 1 - Annex 1
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UNHCR - UN High Commissioner for Refugees
EN
UNHCR - UN High Commissioner for Refugees - Annex 1
EN
UNHCR - UN High Commissioner for Refugees - Annex 2
EN

Annex UN Agencies submissions

UNHCR - UN High Commissioner for Refugees - Annex 1
EN
UNHCR - UN High Commissioner for Refugees - Annex 2
EN

Other submissions

CoE - Council of Europe - Annex 4
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Annex 5
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Annex 6
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Annex 7
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Annex 8
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Commissioner for Human Rights
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Commissioner for Human Rights - Annex 1
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Commissioner for Human Rights - Annex 2
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Commissioner for Human Rights - Annex 3
EN

Annex Other submissions

CoE - Council of Europe - Annex 4
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Annex 5
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Annex 6
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Annex 7
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Annex 8
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Commissioner for Human Rights - Annex 1
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Commissioner for Human Rights - Annex 2
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Commissioner for Human Rights - Annex 3
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/11/L.11
EN

Questions written in advance

Advanced written questions
EN
EN
EN
EN

Questions written in advance additional

Advanced written questions
EN
EN
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/18/13
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/18/13/Add.1
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/18/2: Report of the Human Rights Council on its eighteenth session
EN

Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by Greece
EN

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

AI - Amnesty International
EN
Conscience and Peace Tax International
EN
Human Rights Watch
EN
ILGA - Europe and COC Netherlands
EN
International Commission of Jurists
EN
National Commission for Human Rights
EN

Written statements by other stakeholders (adoption)

Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF)
EN

Follow-up

State's Mid-term report

Greece national mid-term report (2014)
EN

Mid-term Implementation Assessment

UPR Info's Mid-term Implementation Assessment
EN

News

Related documents

Questions written in advance (EN)
A/HRC/49/5.Add.1 (CN)
A/HRC/49/5 (AR)
Questions written in advance (EN)