E/CN.4/1995/91/Add.1 page 75 kinds of offer or promise ... by use of deceptive means, by abusing that person’s inexperience or confidence or by taking advantage of his needs, mental weakness or naiveté’. 4. It should also be added here that Greece has ratified almost all international conventions on human rights. In this respect, mention is made of the 1950 European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, article 14 of which provides inter alia, that enjoyment of the rights and freedoms recognized by the Convention must be safeguarded without distinction of sex, race, colour, language, religion, etc. Greece has also ratified the 1966 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The above international conventions, as of the time they are sanctioned, constitute domestic law, are ipso jure implemented by the Greek courts and public authorities, and have increased validity by virtue of article 28, paragraph 1, of the Constitution, which stipulates that: 1. The generally acknowledged rules of international law, as well as international conventions, as of the time they are sanctioned by law and become operative according to the conditions therein, shall be an integral part of domestic Greek law and shall prevail over any contrary provision of the law. The rules of international law and of international conventions shall be applicable to aliens only under the condition of reciprocity. On account of that, all persons subject to the jurisdiction of the Greek Courts, be they Greeks or foreigners, are protected by the above domestic and international law provisions and may have recourse, in case of violation of these provisions, before the competent judicial authorities. Law 927/1979 ’on the punishment of acts or activities aiming at racial discrimination’ has also established similar protection against discrimination. By virtue of article 24 of Law 1419/84, discrimination based on religion, discrimination on the ground of racial or national origin was added and it is regulated by the provisions of the said Law. According to the provisions of the above legislation, anyone shall be sentenced to be imprisoned and fined, who: (a) Publicly, either orally or through the press or text or illustrations or by any other means, intentionally acts or activities which may create discrimination, hatred against persons or groups of persons on the sole ground of or national origin or their religion; by written instigates or violence their racial (b) Forms organizations or participates in ones seeking organized propaganda or any form of activity aiming at racial discrimination; (c) Publicly, either orally or through the press or by way of written texts or illustrations or by any other means, expresses offensive views against a person or group of persons, on the ground of their racial or national origin or their religion;

Select target paragraph3