012.GR.Mitsotakis.10032020

Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis
General Secretariat of the Prime Minister
Maximos Mansion
Herod Atticus 19
10674 Athens
primeminister@primeminister.gr
Brussels/Ferney-Voltaire, 10 March 2020
Open letter
Prime Minister Mitsotakis,
As doctors we are deeply distressed about the escalation of the humanitarian crisis on the border
between Greece and Turkey. We call upon all authorities involved to safeguard the human rights of
every person present in the border region. Action is most urgent to protect the most vulnerable
migrants, in particular children, from any further violence.
We urge all parties to respect international human rights law and work towards an urgent resolution
of the situation.
Yours sincerely,
Prof. Dr Frank Ulrich Montgomery Dr Miguel R. Jorge
CPME President WMA President
The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) represents national medical associations across
Europe. We are committed to contributing the medical profession’s point of view to EU institutions
and European policy-making through pro-active cooperation on a wide range of health and
healthcare related issues.
The World Medical Association (WMA) is the global federation of National Medical Associations
representing the millions of physicians worldwide. Acting on behalf of patients and physicians, the
WMA endeavors to achieve the highest possible standards of medical care, ethics, education and
health-related human rights for all people.