CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. METHODOLOGY 05 07 2. PATRAS: FROM A PORT OF TRANSIT TO A BORDER CITY 2.1. ACCESS TO ASYLUM AND RECEPTION CONDITIONS IN PATRAS 2.2. ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATES 09 10 11 3. ILL-TREATMENT AGAINST MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 13 BY STATE AGENTS 3.1. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR ABOUT POLICE VIOLENCE 13 IN PATRAS 3.2. INTERNAL CONTROL MECHANISMS FOR EXAMINING CASES OF POLICE VIOLENCE 3.3 RESEARCH FINDINGS “Welcome to the port of Patras!” 17 19 4. INDIVIDUAL CASES OF POLICE VIOLENCE 27 5. Bibliography 50 6. Attachments 51