The Committee notes that the State party is facing new challenges with the growth of a multicultural society, including different languages, ethnic and religious backgrounds.
At a time of urbanisation, the Committee notes the difficulties posed, in the Convention’s implementation, toward ensuring the respect of the rights of children in some isolated and rural communities.
While noting the State party's legislation against xenophobia and hate speech, the Committee remained deeply concerned at the discrimination, including some societal discrimination and instances of xenophobia, against, inter alia, children from distinct ethnic, religious, linguistic or cultural groups within Greece. It recommended that the State party urgently strengthen its efforts to end all forms of discrimination affecting children, including through the strengthening of implementation of anti-discrimination laws and possibilities for children, and their parents, who were victims of discrimination to seek recourse through the judicial system.
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