3. Evros 12 almost 1.93 km2 and contained 24,751 antipersonnel mines. Remaining anti-vehicle minefields were renewed. Greece reported, that »all minefields along the border with Turkey in the Evros province are clearly defined and marked, well above any standard established by Amended Protocol II and the relevant NATO STANAGs [Standardization Agreements].« It also stated that: »All minefields have a double fence and that barbed wire was added to almost all the minefields of Evros.« The minefields are signposted in English and Greek but are said to be not always clearly visible. The Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe has expressed concern that: »No action has been taken to avert other deaths.«30 Until winter 2010 the presence of migrants in the area was less visible to the common visitor, but it was always a part of the local people daily lives. Today, one can often see groups of refugees walking on the main highway and in the area near the border. The detention centres are less visible. Only if you know what you are looking for, you will recognize the detention centres in between the sunflower fields and the small villages. Some look like normal police stations, but on a second look one can recognize windows closed with bricks, Birds a row of shoes next to small openings in walls and clothes hanging out of the lattice windows. Some others are purposely constructed or chosen to be at the rims of society, in nowhere-land, where nothing is around. A row of police cars parked aside, hundreds of bags and other personal belongings piled in the yards give a small hint of their existence. The border is full of anti-tank mine-fields 30 In a recent interview for the monthly review »Crash« Mr. Adonis Georgiadis, deputy of the extreme right wing political party LAOS stated that new mines should be placed in the fields of Evros in order to tackle with illegal migration. » Till recent years there were minefields in the region, which we have cleared. I’d propose to place them again. With large signs warning those who try to cross the borders, if we want to protect our country.« http://rthess.gr/articles_det.asp?artid=16123