25 participants confirmed that detainees are only detention order and obtain a decision for his offered one water bottle per day, which release, with medical concerns being one of the participants described as inadequate to meet reasons the release order was issued. their basic needs. This trend continues from the last report in which participants shared that detainees were only provided with a 1.5L water bottle per day.64 As a result of the inadequate amount of water being provided to detained persons, Naeem shared that he “would be thirsty at night sometimes” but would not “dare ask for more water,” while Farouq shared that he tried to make one bottle of water last a few days. The amount of water provided to detainees also remained the same despite the rising temperatures in the summer months, which in 2022 reached an average of 26.4 degrees Celsius and a peak of 36 degrees in August.65 Equal Rights was also informed by 3. Lack of Recreational Activities As in the first edition of this report,67 each of the ten participants interviewed shared that they had no access to recreational activities while in detention, which contributed to their overall deteriorating mental health. Participants this year again shared that the lack of recreational activities deterred them from spending time with others and instead encouraged them to spend time alone in their room. Unlike the November 2021 report, however, participants shared that they did not devise their own recreational activities to pass the time other than prayer. clients that the PRDC had no running water in Many participants shared that they did not July 2022, which saw an average of 27 degrees leave their rooms due to a lack of recreational Celsius.66 Despite this, detained persons were activities. For example, Marwan shared he not given extra water, meaning they had to spends time, “On my bed, and I do not leave the ration the little water they had if they wanted room a lot, only where there is something special,” to wash their belongings or clean their which causes him to “feel trapped.” Farouq said, containers. “I lay in bed and only get up in the morning for For those with health problems, the lack of water posed even further challenges. For example, Adil shared that he needed more water because of a medical problem and thus wakes up early in the morning for extra water, which he said, “Sometimes they give me, sometimes they don’t.” Due to this participant’s count but find it very difficult to do so.” While some detained persons spend time on their phones, Jalal shared that the police broke his phone when attempting to break his camera, leaving him without a phone until his brother sent him a new one. Without the phone, Jalal said, medical conditions and the lack of appropriate “I pass the time by sitting there doing nothing.” treatment he was receiving, Equal Rights was Naeem echoed these sentiments when he able to successfully file objections against his shared, “I sit on the bed alone and cry every time I 64 65 Detained and Forgotten, supra note 3, at 47. Summer average was measured from June 21, 2022 to September 23, 2022, the official dates of summer in the northern hemisphere. Meteostat, Kos Airport (last visited 13 December 2022), available at: https://bit.ly/3IeWDlC. Summer average was measured from June 21, 2022 to September 23, 2022, the official dates of summer in the northern hemisphere. Meteostat, Kos Airport (last visited 13 December 2022), available at: https://bit.ly/3IeWDlC. 67 Detained and Forgotten, supra note 3, at 49. 66 ‘Still detained and forgotten’ – Update on Detention Policies, Practices, and Conditions on Kos 2022/23