When it comes to human rights in Greece, there are many different rights that have emerged from the country. Such as, refugee and migrant rights, discrimination, freedom of assembly, and right to health.
Refugee and Migrant Rights
There have been many pushbacks about the abuse refugees and migrants face. The Greek authorities have denied said abuse and are the source of the pushbacks for stopping the abuse these refugees face. There have been many incidents were Greece’s policy of border management dealt with refugees in a rough manner and subjected them to detention and even occasionally torture.
Discrimination
In Greece there have been over 100 cases of violence due to race (2020). There have also been many hate crimes against different races, immigrants and students.
Freedom of Assembly
Greece has failed to abide by the human right of freedom of assembly. The government has unlawfully interfered and continue to interfere with their citizens’ rights to assemble.
Right To Health
To deal with the rise in Covid-19 cases, health worker unions advocated for more funding, the Greek government obliged and allowed for more funding to strengthen their weak Health System.
When Farish Noor discusses eurocentrism, he talks about going beyond eurocentrism. He defines eurocentrism as “the emerging perception within the European cultural, historical experience of European identity as good and all other forms as less good or less advanced”. What he means is that historically European culture is seen as superior and the “right” culture in the world. Noor explains how this view is limiting the world from growing and expanding with new cultures and ideas. He points out that going “beyond eurocentrism”, will squander the idea that European culture in the superior culture in the world and allow for more cultures to rise up and grow.
Eurocentrism is defined as the belief that Europe is the pinnacle view of culture, reasons, and value and that it is the model for the rest of the world to follow by. Ethnocentrism is thinking that one’s own region or group and their values, way of life, culture, etc., are superior to the rest of the world.
Greece has most definitely suffered from past and even present ethnocentric views. Greek culture is highly ethnocentric, because it considers itself and its culture to be the standard and example for the rest of the world to follow. These ethnocentric views have limited culture diversity in Greece and have created problems when it comes to human rights.
Sources:
https://anthro.rschram.org/ethnocentrism_and_cultural_relativism
https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/europe-and-central-asia/greece/report-greece/