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SUBJECT: Greece: Engagement on Women's Issues 
 
REF: 09 STATE 124579 
 
¶1.  (U) This report is a response to reftel information request and 
is a joint cable with Consulate General Thessaloniki. 
 
 
 
¶2.  (SBU) SUMMARY:  Mission Greece closely integrates women's 
issues into public diplomacy programming, human rights outreach, 
commercial outreach, and partnerships with civil society. 
Highlights from the past year at Embassy Athens include a 
multifaceted breast cancer awareness-raising program with Susan G. 
Komen for the Cure and local NGO partners, advocacy with the Greek 
government on behalf of women victims of trafficking in persons 
(TIP) and the women leaders of anti-TIP organizations, a speaker 
program with African-American women's advocate, journalist, and 
author Evelyn C. White, and a series of cross-sector mentoring 
events for women in business, government, and civil society led by 
the Deputy Chief of Mission.  Consulate General Thessaloniki has 
consistently sought opportunities to highlight the role of women in 
modern societies, and advocate in particular for vulnerable and 
marginalized women.  In this effort, Consulate staff have partnered 
with local government officials, NGOs, professional chambers, as 
well as representatives of international organizations. 
 
 
 
¶3.  (SBU) SUMMARY CONTINUED.  While women's advocates in Greece 
report significant progress in women's rights over the last decade, 
women in Greece continue to face challenges such as a stigma 
against reporting domestic violence and rape, a lack of women's 
health awareness, and sexual harassment in the workplace.  Muslim 
minority women in Thrace suffer discrimination in marriage, 
divorce, and inheritance issues under Shari'a law, while Roma women 
often lack access to basic services and education, and have high 
rates of teenage childbirth.  Strong government support of female 
TIP victims and asylum seekers is lacking.  Despite these 
challenges, we see valuable opportunities for increased U.S. 
engagement and awareness-raising on women's issues, particularly 
with women's health, Roma, immigrants, and victims of domestic 
violence or trafficking.  Greece has an active, internationally 
focused, and committed women's rights community, and an increase in 
exchange program opportunities for women's advocates would be 
especially valuable.  END SUMMARY. 
 
 
 
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Women's Issues Outreach in Greece: Highlights 
 
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¶4.  (SBU) The majority of our women's outreach initiatives during 
the past year has focused on the challenge areas outlined above.  A 
list of activities follows: 
 
 
 
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTIVITIES: 
 
 
 
-- Partnering with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to Raise Awareness 
for Breast Cancer:  A lack of cancer awareness is a problem in 
Greece, and discussion of serious medical problems is traditionally 
considered taboo.  As part of a multi-day PD initiative to raise 
awareness for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer in 
Greece, in September 2009 Ambassador Speckhard hosted a reception 
in honor of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and its local partners, 
Alma Zois (Pan-Hellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer), 
which focuses on prevention, early detection, and counseling, and 
the Ormylia Foundation, which provides examinations and treatment 
to underprivileged women patients.  The next day, these NGOs held 
Greece's first ever "Race for the Cure," drawing political and 
business leaders, diplomats, and health and community professionals 
(including a large group of Embassy participants).  Consulate 
General Thessaloniki hosted a seminar for local businesspeople 
about the Ormylia Foundation's work, and presented an award to the 
NGO.  RESULTS:  This partnership highlighted U.S.-Greece 
cooperation on women's health issues, gave a strong boost to breast 
cancer awareness-raising efforts, and provided networking and 
mentoring opportunities for women's advocates in the medical, NGO, 
pharmaceutical, and entertainment sectors. 
 
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-- Consulate-Supported Group Organizes Seminar for Women 
Entrepreneurs:  In January 2009, the Thessaloniki Consul General 
and staff attended a seminar on "Women's Entrepreneurship: 
Challenges and Realities", organized by the Consulate-supported 
Facebook group "Young Entrepreneurs of Thessaloniki."  The event 
attracted a number of young women aspiring to be or thinking about 
becoming entrepreneurs.  RESULTS:   The event supported the 
educational and professional efforts of young Greek women in areas 
that highlight U.S. leadership, such as innovation and 
entrepreneurship. 
 
 
 
-- Seminar for Women Entrepreneurs: In March 2009, the Thessaloniki 
Consul General delivered remarks at a seminar entitled "Leaders of 
the New Economy" on Greek women's contributions to entrepreneurship 
and corporate social responsibility.  The event was organized by a 
financial newspaper under the auspices of the Consulate. 
Approximately 200 women participants discussed issues of equality, 
social norms, and the need for programs to assist women 
entrepreneurs.  RESULTS:  The Consulate's support for the event 
highlighted the U.S. commitment to equal opportunity in business 
and politics.  The seminar, which received positive coverage in 
national media, encouraged women to pursue entrepreneurial efforts. 
 
 
 
-- Fulbright Alumni Lecture on Women's Immigration:  On May 6, 
Thessaloniki DPO welcomed a group of 40 Fulbright scholars and a 
general audience to a Consulate-hosted lecture by Fulbright scholar 
Dr. Triantafillia Kourtoumi on "Contemporary immigration streams in 
the town of Thessaloniki: Voices from the archive of the 
"invisible" immigrant women."  A lively discussion followed. 
RESULTS:  The event supported Fulbright Alumni Association efforts 
to educate, raise awareness and inform local Greeks on current, 
interesting and important academic and cultural issues, in this 
case, the valuable contributions of immigrant women to local 
society. 
 
 
 
-- Lecture Series by Evelyn C. White, Biographer and Advocate for 
Minority Women's Issues:  In February 2009, Embassy Athens and 
Consulate Thessaloniki hosted a series of speaking events featuring 
renowned journalist and author Evelyn C. White, whose articles and 
essays focus on African-American women.  Ms. White spoke about her 
new book "The Universe Provides: The Biography of Alice Walker." 
Two of Ms. White's lectures were held in university settings and 
were introduced by key women members of Greece's academic 
community, and another event was introduced by Yvette Jarvis, a 
former Athens city council member, human trafficking and 
immigration activist, and the only African-American woman to serve 
public office in Greece.  The Embassy also featured Ms. White's 
work on mosaiko.org, a website designed specifically to reach out 
to Greek youth.  RESULTS:  The lecture series highlighted and wove 
together two strands of U.S. leadership on human rights: minority 
rights and women's rights--two key areas that are not often linked 
in Greek public awareness campaigns.  Ms. White's speaking events 
capitalized on strong interest in African-American issues in the 
wake of President Obama's election, and provided insight, 
perspective, and encouragement to Greek women on education and work 
issues. 
 
 
 
POLITICAL OUTREACH: 
 
 
 
¶5.  (SBU) Over the past several years, a key priority for U.S. 
Mission Greece has been to advance the efforts of Greek Roma women 
activists.  Roma in Greece suffer from a lack of access to basic 
municipal and health services, poor educational support, and severe 
societal discrimination.  Embassy Athens and Consulate General 
Thessaloniki have partnered with Roma educators, community 
activists, academics, government officials, and social workers, but 
with a special focus on Roma women leaders.  Here are highlighted 
activities: 
 
 
 
-- U.S. Mission Recognition for Roma Nominee for Woman of Courage 
Award:  On March 12, Consulate General Thessaloniki hosted a 
 
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ceremony to honor the Mission's 2009 nominee for the Secretary's 
International Women of Courage Award.  Ambassador Speckhard 
congratulated the nominee, Roma activist Sabiha Suleiman, via live 
digital video conference.  Thessaloniki DPO presented Ms. Suleiman 
with a certificate signed by the Ambassador, recognizing her 
efforts to improve pre-primary and after-school educational 
opportunities for Roma children in her community.  RESULTS: The 
event was widely covered by national media, including interviews 
and presentations about the nominee and her long-standing 
commitment to advancing the cause of the Roma community in Thrace. 
DPO spoke to Athens International Radio about the State Department 
award for Women of Courage, raising awareness of Roma women's 
issues.  A documentary filmmaker filmed the award ceremony in order 
to use footage in a documentary of Roma life in northern Greece. 
 
 
 
-- Roma Activist Nominated for Global Summit for World Leaders: On 
December 8-10, the Global Summit for World Leaders "The Courage to 
Lead" took place in Geneva, Switzerland.  Consulate General 
Thessaloniki nominated for the Summit Thalia Kalogirou, Director of 
the local NGO Oikokoinonia ("Home Society").  The organization 
focuses on Roma supporting Roma communities and plays a leading 
role in shaping the government's National Strategy for the Roma in 
Greece.  RESULTS: Ms. Kalogirou's nomination highlighted U.S. 
concern for and human rights leadership on Roma issues, 
strengthened the Mission's ties with NGOs active in the field, and 
provided a promising activist with additional mentoring and 
professional exposure. 
 
 
 
-- Consulate Support for Local Roma Women's Associations:  In March 
and April 2009, Thessaloniki DPO visited two northern Greece Roma 
communities.  DPO met with the Cultural Association of Women (an 
NGO combating illiteracy, poor health, poverty and unemployment 
with a special focus on women and children) and with 
representatives of the Women's Cultural and Educational 
Association, "Elpida" ("Hope").  The discussion focused on language 
preparation for young students and strategies for boosting school 
attendance among Roma children in the village.  The discussion was 
followed by a tour of the village and visits to a preschool 
facility and reading center sponsored by the Association.  RESULTS: 
The visits took place during the same time period as 
Consulate-sponsored events marking International Roma Day, and 
stressed USG interest in the Roma community and highlighted the 
role of Roma women's organizations struggling for change in a 
male-dominated environment. 
 
 
 
¶6.  (SBU) Combating trafficking in persons (TIP) is an important 
objective for U.S. Mission Greece.  Embassy Athens and Consulate 
General Thessaloniki have focused efforts on NGO support and 
training, advocacy for policy improvements by the government, law 
enforcement training, awareness-raising, and support for victims of 
both sex and labor trafficking.  Greece has approximately a dozen 
organizations with a focus on TIP issues and many of these NGOs are 
run by women activists--some of whom were leading members of 
Greece's women's rights movement a decade ago.  Currently, law 
enforcement and NGO activities focus on sex trafficking, where the 
victims are predominately women and children.  Mission Greece 
activities to support the fight against TIP, with a focus on 
women's issues, include the following: 
 
 
 
-- Ambassador's TIP NGO Roundtable, TIP NGO Engagement:  In January 
2009, Ambassador Speckhard hosted a dozen NGO representatives to 
discuss a strategy for combating TIP and, in particular, supporting 
victims of trafficking.  The leaders of NGOs working most directly 
with victims were predominately women.  Several weeks later, the 
Ambassador was the surprise guest of honor at the ten-year 
anniversary celebration of faith-based anti-TIP NGO Nea Zoi ("New 
Life"), an organization where predominately female volunteers reach 
out directly to sex workers and trafficking victims on the street. 
RESULT:  The Ambassador's roundtable and follow-up meetings showed 
the U.S. commitment to supporting anti-trafficking NGOs and also 
provided a wealth of information about conditions for traffickers 
and their victims in Greece.  The roundtable led to follow-up 
meetings with both NGOs and high-level government officials on 
improving counseling, legal support, and identification of women 
trafficking victims.  Soon thereafter, then-Foreign Minister Dora 
Bakoyiannis committed publicly to making combating TIP a priority 
of Greece's human rights strategy during its 2009 chairmanship of 
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). 
 
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-- Partnering with G/TIP on Anti-TIP Strategy for Greece:  In 
October 2008, Embassy Athens and Consulate General Thessaloniki 
organized roundtable events with two representatives from the State 
Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons 
(G/TIP).  The program included police representatives, prosecutors, 
NGO representatives, academics, and students and focused on the 
status of anti-TIP efforts in Greece and the United States. 
Following the Thessaloniki roundtable, participants viewed the 
State Department-sponsored video "Dreams Die Hard: Survivors of 
Slavery in America Tell their Stories."  RESULTS:  The anti-TIP 
roundtables raised public awareness about the need to fight 
trafficking and reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to assisting Greek 
authorities and NGOs.  The G/TIP visitors provided valuable 
expertise on how Greece can improve its efforts to solve the 
problem of modern-day slavery. 
 
 
 
-- Support to Threatened TIP Victim during Court Trial:  The 
Embassy Athens Human Rights Officer provided moral support and 
showed U.S. solidarity with threatened TIP victims during an 
appeals trial for a convicted sex trafficker--a notorious club 
owner who police, NGOs, and media insiders said had threatened the 
NGO women leaders and the female trafficking victim who were 
testifying against him.  Over the course of several weeks and 
during the trial, TIP NGO contacts of the Embassy received constant 
telephone threats and other intimidation.  RESULTS: An Embassy 
officer's mere presence at the court during a routine trial day 
provided a crucial emotional and psychological boost to the NGO and 
the trafficking victim, and displayed clear U.S. support of 
organizations seeking to combat human trafficking. 
 
 
 
-- Active U.S. Leadership in Anti-Trafficking Training Seminars: 
Officers from both Embassy Athens and Consulate General 
Thessaloniki attended, presented at, and helped lead over a dozen 
different anti-trafficking training events throughout the country 
during 2009.  Embassy officers gave presentations at specialized 
training events for victim identification for health workers and 
NGOs, attended labor inspectorate and union conferences on labor 
trafficking, and supported novel training initiatives for 
prosecutors and judges to promote awareness about Greece's 2002 
anti-trafficking law.  Consulate General officers spoke at law 
enforcement conferences, including the November 2008 "Trans-border 
Crime in the Balkans" meeting, to urge law enforcement officials 
and prosecutors from neighboring states to work together more 
effectively to fight narcotics, human trafficking, illegal 
immigration and other forms of transnational crime.  In April 2009, 
the Thessaloniki Consul General addressed over 300 Greek judges, 
prosecutors and government officials, including the Minister of 
Justice, at the "Trafficking in Human Beings and Electronic Crime" 
conference organized by the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 
the Hellenic Association of Judges and Prosecutors and the Greek 
Mission of IOM in northern Greece.  The CG stressed the importance 
of global cooperation against trafficking as well as the crucial 
role of judges, and also gave several press interviews after his 
address, including with national television station ET-3.  RESULTS: 
The presence and leadership of Mission Greece officers at multiple 
anti-TIP events demonstrated the strong U.S. interest in 
cooperating with Greek government and civil society in combating 
TIP.  In addition, the remarks reached key audiences and high-level 
officials, including the Deputy Minister of the Interior, Supreme 
Court justices, the Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, as well 
as police and legal officials from over six different Balkans 
countries.  In these training sessions, women judges and 
prosecutors often played the lead role in raising awareness about 
TIP issues. 
 
 
 
-- 2009 Trafficking in Persons Hero Reception:  In July 2009, 
Ambassador Speckhard hosted an award reception for Major George 
Vanikiotis, a 2009 G/TIP Trafficking in Persons Report Hero.  The 
Embassy designed the event to address an important need for Greek 
anti-TIP NGOs and members of civil society to meet high-level law 
enforcement officers and government policymakers face to face. 
RESULTS:  The reception offered predominately male law enforcement 
and government leaders the opportunity to interface with NGO and 
academic representatives, who were predominately female.  We noted 
many lively discussions on anti-TIP strategy and policy during the 
event.  The event also cemented the U.S. position as a leader on 
anti-trafficking advocacy, and provided an opportunity to instill 
 
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TIP awareness into mid- and high-level police officers.  Just 
months after the reception, one of the police leaders who helped 
preside over the event was named the new Chief of Police for all of 
Greece. 
 
 
 
-- Consulate Honors Anti-TIP Activist Woman of Courage:  In March 
2008, Consulate General Thessaloniki honored Prosecutor Irene 
Chrysogianni as U.S. Mission Greece's nominee for the Secretary's 
2008 International Women of Courage Award.  The Consul General 
presented the Prosecutor with a certificate signed by Ambassador 
Speckhard and spoke about the importance of recognizing women 
around the world fighting for equality and human rights.  A local 
university professor gave a lecture on the problem of violence 
against women and detailed Chrysogianni's contributions to the 
fight against human trafficking in northern Greece.  RESULTS:  The 
event highlighted International Women's History Month and the 
Secretary's Women of Courage Award.  It received positive media 
coverage, including on national TV, and strengthened ties between 
the Consulate General and local judicial authorities, who seldom 
receive public recognition for their work. 
 
 
 
MENTORING INITIATIVES: 
 
 
 
¶6.  (SBU) Throughout the year, the Deputy Chief of Mission hosted 
and participated in a series of mentoring and networking events for 
women professionals from a variety of fields--business, government, 
the Embassy community, and the diplomatic corps.  Several events 
were held in partnership with key local organizations, such as the 
Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce, while other "in-house" 
mentoring initiatives focused on women in the Embassy community and 
female diplomats stationed in Greece.  RESULTS:  These initiatives 
provided professional women living in Greece an important 
opportunity to network and collaborate on women's issues in the 
workplace. 
 
 
 
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¶7.  (U) In general, we found that events that a) targeted a 
specific gap area for women's issues here in-country, and b) 
brought together participants from a variety of fields and sectors, 
were the most successful.  In particular, we found that initiatives 
that brought together entities not naturally inclined to work 
together or see eye-to-eye all the time--such as Greek law 
enforcement and NGOs for TIP victims, or Roma women's organizations 
and government officials--provided valuable opportunities for 
dialogue and coalition-building. 
 
 
 
¶8.  (U) One key factor to success in tackling women's issues as 
disparate as trafficking in persons, Roma discrimination, and 
women's health issues, is the importance of patient and consistent 
relationship-building.  With Roma women's groups, Consulate General 
Thessaloniki spent significant time and energy forging and 
maintaining relationships with women's organizations spread across 
far-flung Roma camps in northern Greece.  Embassy Athens officials 
met anti-TIP NGOs over 25 times in 2009 and as a result enjoy a 
strong relationship of trust with NGO representatives across the 
board.  These relationships, in turn, allow us to plan robust 
public awareness events and campaigns and facilitate our efforts to 
strengthen bridges between civil society and government. 
 
 
 
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Women's Issues in Greece: Challenges and Opportunities 
 
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¶9.  (SBU) A change of government in October 2009 brought to power 
PASOK (Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement), a party traditionally 
considered to be a strong advocate for women's rights and civil 
society initiatives.  Embassy Athens and Consulate General 
Thessaloniki plan to harness this new momentum and political 
climate to tackle gap/challenge areas for women's issues in Greece. 
In general, we want to continue to take advantage of U.S. exchange 
programs for civil society representatives, as well as fully 
utilize public diplomacy resources for women's issues in our 
upcoming programming.  The following are areas where we see 
specific gaps in women's rights in Greece, but also where we see 
opportunities for additional U.S. engagement and resources: 
 
 
 
-- Law Enforcement, Rape and Domestic Violence Cases:  While 
women's rights activists report improvement in police procedures, 
counseling, and NGO referrals systems in rape and domestic abuse 
cases (particularly in urban areas) over the last decade, many 
police stations, especially smaller units in rural areas, lack 
personnel trained to handle such cases sensitively.  We continue to 
receive reports of pressure on rape and domestic abuse victims not 
to report or press charges--pressure from both the police, as well 
as from Greek society at large.  According to a 2006 academic 
study, approximately 4,500 rapes occurred in Greece, while during 
that year only 270--or 6 percent of the academic estimate--were 
reported to the police.  The government estimates that only 6 to 10 
percent of domestic violence cases are reported to the police. 
OPPORTUNITY:  Training, exchange program resources, and/or an 
expert speaker program for government, academic, and civil society 
stakeholders on these issues would be invaluable.  Many experts 
from local anti-trafficking organizations also specialize in 
domestic violence issues, and we plan to partner with them more 
closely on issues of domestic abuse. 
 
 
 
-- Thrace Muslim Minority Women and Shari'a Law:  The government 
recognizes Shari'a (Islamic religious law) as the law regulating 
family and civic issues of the Muslim minority in Thrace.  Members 
of the Muslim minority can choose whether to marry under Greek 
civil law or by a government-appointed mufti; in the latter case, 
their marriage is subject to Shari'a family law.  Many NGOs and 
media reports characterized Shari'a law as discriminatory against 
women, especially in child custody, divorce, or inheritance cases, 
where women do not receive the equal consideration or benefits that 
men do.  In the last two years, several women from the Muslim 
minority have appealed Shari'a decisions to Greek appeals courts 
and won their cases, but some members of the Muslim minority report 
strong social pressure to adhere to Shari'a family law and mufti 
decisions.  OPPORTUNITY:  Women's issues for the established Muslim 
minority in Thrace are of particular interest not only from a human 
rights perspective, but also because Greece is the only western 
country to have institutionalized Shari'a family law.  Minority 
issues in Thrace are very sensitive politically, and we will engage 
carefully and more closely with Muslim women and women's rights 
organizations to facilitate exchange program candidates and 
opportunities for women's education. 
 
 
 
-- Muslim Migrant Women's Issues:  Immigrant Muslim women are a 
completely separate population from the Muslim minority in Thrace, 
and face a different set of challenges.  While the majority of 
recent migrants (many of them illegal) from Muslim-majority 
countries to Greece are men, an increasing number of families are 
coming to Greece.  Refugee NGOs report anecdotally that Afghan and 
Iraqi women, in particular, are accompanying their husbands to 
Greece in increasing numbers.  While Embassy Athens and Consulate 
General Thessaloniki have good relationships with immigrant 
associations, many of these organizations tend to be dominated by 
men.  Reports from other western European countries experiencing 
similar immigration trends suggest that new Muslim women migrants 
face challenges in social integration, education, language 
learning, freedom to work, and in balancing religious/cultural 
traditions and the norms of their new host country.  OPPORTUNITY: 
As Greece's Muslim migrant community is relatively new, we plan to 
coordinate more closely with other posts in Europe that have more 
longstanding Muslim communities to learn from their experiences 
with women's issues outreach.  Embassy Athens has established new 
relationships with government agencies and NGOs working on migrant 
integration, and the new PASOK government is particularly active on 
this issue.  We would particularly appreciate any resources or best 
practices from Washington or other posts on strategies to engage 
Muslim migrant women. 
 
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-- Law Enforcement Training on Identifying TIP Victims:  Embassy 
Athens and Consulate General Thessaloniki have been actively 
involved in hosting and participating in anti-trafficking training 
for a variety of Greek government and civil society partners.  U.S. 
agencies such as DHS/ICE regularly conduct training for Greek 
police on trafficking issues.  However, Greece's front-line law 
enforcement corps, especially the Border Police and Coast Guard, 
continue to face challenges in properly identifying and processing 
potential women victims of sex trafficking.  OPPORTUNITY:  Mission 
Greece will be seeking additional law enforcement training related 
to TIP victim identification.  The new, state-of-the-art police 
training center in Veria (Northern Greece) may provide 
opportunities to offer anti-trafficking training for law 
enforcement officers from throughout the southern Balkans. 
 
 
 
¶10.  (U) Points of Contact for Women's Issues in Mission Greece: 
 
 
 
David Muehlke, POL/Human Rights, U.S. Embassy Athens 
 
muehlkedv@state.gov 
 
+30-210-720-2551 
 
 
 
Robert King, DPO, U.S. Consulate General Thessaloniki 
 
kingrd@state.gov 
 
+30-231-024-2905 
McCarthy