Information requested to be used for the ODIHR and EUROMIL Workshop

1. Do you have the right of create military associations, with personnel in active, to defend your professional, social and economical interest? -According to the Greek Constitution Yes. Recently the Supreme Court of Greece (Areios Pagos) decided on, with the no 3/2013 to permit to the personnel in active creates military associations. Already established 10 compounds in 10 Regions of Greece and is the Foundation of the PanHellenic Federation of associations of Military. Known to you and the SYSMED (in steps of which created the above Associations). 2. Do you have any kind of organ or military committee where military are represented to discuss the laws and regulations in front of the heads of the army? -not 3. Do you have any kind of these committees as a regional level (big military units) to discuss matters related security or occupational risk prevention? In each unit, according to the legislation, provided for the creation of the Office of health and safety. Permanent civil servants participating in Office is elected while the military is appointed. 4. Are all the decisions taken by these bodies or committees binding? These offices do not decide, but control the observance of the legislation on health and safety issues are upheld. 5. Do you have any kind of official and efficient procedure to complain, or even denounce, dangerous, unnecessary risk assumed by your Armed Forced, or human rights violation, or incompatible job assumed with military condition, or disciplinary proceedings without fair trial, etc...? And can this procedure be directly sent to the govern authority? or can you be sure that this complain will reach to the authority with the capability to solve it? Via the hierarchical channels in the same service. There is an independent authority (the Ombudsman) with minimal intervention in issues feature but employing military personnel. Unfortunately there is lag.