there were no means for them to communicate with the authorities. In cases of emergency, such as the need for a doctor, detainees were forced to resort to shouting and singing in order to gain the attention of the attendant authorities. x Finally, upon arrest, their personal objects (mobile phone, computer, watch e.t.c) and baggage were taken and kept separately. During detention, access to this property was allowed only exceptionally. On many occasions, detainees of every age complained when released about things missing or found destroyed. 1. b. Overcrowding The population of the cell permanently exceeded its capacity. An average of 55 to 65 children was present in the cell on an everyday basis, despite the official capacity being that of only 40 minors. At times there were 75-85 minors held together, with numbers reaching 100, and on one occasion, up to 130. Permanent overcrowding in the conditions previously described, combined with the total absence of any preoccupation or outdoor activity, rendered the FKLOGUHQ¶VHYHU\GD\ lives literally unbearable. Many couldn't sleep for days, having no space to lie down. Others were crammed together in groups of 3 in one bunk, and others were injured by falling off the upper bunks while sleeping. Some were forced to lie on the floor, on cardboard mats in pools of water or next to leaking sewage. 11-7-2011: Children are 116. 51 of them were arrested between 1-10/7/2011. The rest 65 of them are in the cell from the end of May ± early June. Among them are a child of the age of 6 and many others aged 12-11 years old. There are no words to describe the 18