53rd SESSION OF THE UPR WORKING GROUP
Statement Norway
on the on the human rights situation in Greece
delivered by Mr Tormod C. ENDRESEN, Ambassador - Permanent Representative to the UN and other International Organizations.
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2 November 2026
President,
Norway welcomes Greece’s participation in the UPR and commends the progress since its last review, including the legalization of same-sex marriage [and the establishment of a national framework and action plan for the safety of journalists].
Norway recommends that Greece:
1. Continue to strengthen safeguards for media freedom by protecting journalists and media workers from unlawful or arbitrary surveillance and by ensuring editorial independence and transparency of media ownership.
2. Fully implement its anti-discrimination framework and take effective measures to prevent, record, investigate and prosecute hate crimes directed against persons belonging to ethnic, religious and other vulnerable groups, including on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.
3. Ensure that civil-society and human-rights organizations, including those assisting migrants and asylum seekers, can operate freely, safely and efficiently.
4. Ensure that independent oversight and accountability institutions carry out their mandates effectively, impartially and free from undue political influence.
Thank you.