The girl had not been seen by any specialized organization since she was detained. When we asked staff at the detention center about the procedures in place for a girl like her, they were unable to explain to us the course of action to protect her from harm or refer her to specialized services.298 Unaccompanied Boys Human Rights Watch interviewed a dozen unaccompanied boys shortly after their release from the detention center in Mitilini, Lesvos Island. They all had been taken to the port after their release, given a ticket for the Athens-bound ferry, and were left to fend for themselves without further information or assistance. Among them was Shakib K., a 15-year-old Afghan boy. Based on his description about his migration from Pakistan, he appeared to have been trafficked and to remain at imminent risk: My uncle told me I should go to Greece and that my life would be better. My father didn’t accept but my uncle said I had to go. My uncle has to pay about 6,000 USD.… He told me that I would work and pay him back.… There are two smugglers, one is in Pakistan and one in Athens. They said they will take me like a prisoner unless they are given the money. I think my uncle will pay them.… The smuggler knows that I’m on the ferry. When I arrive the smuggler waits for me and will take me to a house to call Pakistan. If [my uncle] doesn’t give the money they will keep me.299 Shakib K. had been released from detention that day with a large number of adults and children. He had been given a deportation order, which required him to leave the country within 30 days. There was no interpreter in the Mitilini detention center on Lesvos Island and authorities did not conduct an interview with him.300 298 Human Rights Watch visit to Petrou Ralli detention center, Athens, June 4, 2008. Amnesty International did not find guidelines for police officers to identify trafficking victims during an initial assessment. See Amnesty International, “Greece: Uphold the rights of women and girls trafficked for sexual exploitation,” June 12, 2007, http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/EUR25/002/2007/en/dom-EUR250022007en.pdf (accessed August 24, 2008), p. 12. 299 Human Rights Watch interview with Shakib K., ferry Mitilini-Piraeus, May 24, 2008. 300 A recent UNHCR-commissioned study found that more than 22 Somali boys had been arrested for drug-related offenses shortly after their arrival to Greece. They were apparently trafficked into Greece. See Papageorgiu and Dimitropoulou, Unaccompanied Minors Study, p. 96. Left to Survive 88