Konstantina Kuneva, a Bulgarian migrant worker and trade union leader was attacked in the Greek capital, Athens, in December 2008 as she returned home from work.
Unknown men threw sulphuric acid at her. As a result, she lost the sight in one eye and has been left with limited vision in the other. Her larynx, oesophagus and stomach were seriously damaged.
The attack is believed to be linked to Konstantina’s trade union activities and followed an escalation in tension between herself and her employers.
As secretary of the Attica Union of Cleaners she has been defending migrant workers against exploitation and fighting for better conditions and pay.
The investigation into the attack has been neither thorough nor objective and we are concerned that the case will be closed before the perpetrators have been identified.
APPEAL: Write to the authorities to ask them to ensure that this case does not close. Ask for the Prosecutor to send back the file to the same or another judge investigator to conduct further investigations, to: His Excellency, Mr Vassilis Achilleas Pispinis, Embassy of Greece, 1A Holland Park, London, W11 3TP.
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