Vulnerability

According to Greece: Law No. 4375 of 2016 on the organization and operation of the Asylum Service, the Appeals Authority, the Reception and Identification Service, the establishment of the General Secretariat for Reception, the transposition into Greek legislation of the provisions of Directive 2013/32/EC [Greece], 3 April 2016, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/573ad4cb4.html [accessed 22 January 2020], specifically Article 8(4), the following groups are considered vulnerable for the purposes of this law:

a) Unaccompanied minors,

b) Persons who have a disability or suffering from an incurable or serious illness,

c) The elderly,

d) Women in pregnancy or having recently given birth,

e) Single parents with minor children,

f) Victims of torture, rape or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence or exploitation, persons with a post-traumatic disorder, in particularly survivors and relatives of victims of ship-wrecks,

g) Victims of trafficking in human beings.