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Human rights slipping because of austerity: UN investigator

UN independent expert Cephas Lumina says surge in unemployment and axed benefits has left a growing number of Greeks without health insurance and about 10 percent of the population living in 'extreme poverty'. A senior United Nations investigator has said Greece is falling behind on its human rights obligations and strongly criticised the "excessively rigid" demands of the country's bailout programme.
(26.04.2013) EnetEnglish
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