- 20 Further, many foreign nationals interviewed by the delegation alleged that they had not been put in a position to contact a lawyer. The minority who did have a lawyer could not have confidential meetings with him/her, as none of the police establishments visited possessed facilities designated for this purpose. The inadequacy of medical care has already been commented on above (cf. paragraph 32). 43. At Attica General Police Directorate, the delegation was shown copies of information sheets, issued in a variety of languages, which advised persons detained by the police of their rights (to request a full explanation of their rights; to communicate with a lawyer; to inform their relatives of their arrest and receive visits from them; to request a medical examination by a doctor of their choice at their own expense). However, these information sheets were not specifically designed for foreign nationals detained for deportation, and contained no explanation of the procedure applicable to them. Further, there was no trace of such or other information sheets at any of the other police establishments visited. The great majority of the foreign nationals met by the delegation complained that they had been left unaware of their legal situation, and had received no information as to when they would be deported. 44. The CPT recommends that steps be taken without delay to ensure that persons detained under the Aliens' legislation: - can receive visits from lawyers in conditions ensuring the confidentiality of the discussions, and are able to meet their relatives and contact representatives of relevant organisations; - are put in a position to make and receive phone calls; - are systematically provided with a document explaining the procedure applicable to them and setting out their rights. This document should be available in the languages most commonly spoken by those concerned and, if necessary, recourse should be had to the services of an interpreter. 45. As already noted (cf. paragraph 31), the presence of the foreign nationals detained at the Transitional Detachment holding facility for illegal aliens in Feres had not been recorded at all. The delegation was told by the police officer in charge of the Detachment that no register was being kept because he “reported orally all information to the Police Directorate in Alexandroupolis”. Such a situation obviously lends itself to abuse. No formal safeguard against ill-treatment is more fundamental than the requirement that the fact of a person’s detention should be properly recorded without delay. Consequently, the CPT recommends that steps be taken immediately to ensure that whenever a person is detained in the Transitional Detachment holding facility for illegal aliens in Feres (or indeed any other holding facility run by a transitional or border control detachment), for whatever reason or length of time, the fact of his/her detention and subsequent release or transfer is recorded without delay.