HRW criticise abusive police tactics in Athens In a bid to track down migrants in the Greek capital, police in Athens have been subjecting foreigners and even Greek nationals to abusive stop and searches according to a report released by Human Rights Watch on Wednesday. “Operation Xenios Zeus” was launched last summer and during its first seven months almost 85,000 foreigners were taking to police stations, with only 6 percent found to be in the country illegally. Images and soundbites.