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Woodbridge police station will be used to house asylum seekers, it has been confirmed.

Woodbridge police station will be used to house asylum seekers, it has been confirmed.

Greece awards joint custody of children to divorced parents. Credit: AMNAGreece adopted on Thursday a controversial family law that awards joint custody of children to divorced parents, despite the opposition of several human rights groups and opposition parties.The law was voted in Parliament plenary by ruling New Democracy, while all other parties opposed it either…

Αssociated Press Children ride their bycicles outside the ancient theatre of Herodes Atticus, in Athens during lockdown measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, on Friday, May 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) 5/7/2021 The National Herald      ΑΤΗΕΝS -- Proposed legislation in Greece to give divorced parents an equal say in child-raising didn't take into consideration how it could jeopardize women and children and victims of domestic violence, Human Rights Watch complained. The measure was put forth by the ruling New Democracy which controls Parliament, where it wi...

Reject Proposed Legal Changes; Improve Protections for Abuse Victims Protest outside the Greek Parliament in Athens on March 27, 2021 against a bill that would introduce compulsory equal joint custody of children in cases of separation or divorce.  ©2021 Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via AP. (Athens) – A bill to amend child custody provisions in Greece’s civil code disregards risks for domestic violence victims that would put women and children in jeopardy, Human Rights Watch said today. The bill, "Reforms regarding parent-child relations and other family ...