TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Glossary of Terms
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2. Executive summary
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3. Statistics
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4. Introduction
a. Immigration Detention in Greece
b. Definition and prohibition of torture and ill-treatment
c. Methodology
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5. Torture, inhuman and degrading treatment
a. The use of punitive violence
i. Corinth PRDC
ii. Amygdaleza PRDC
iii. Paranesti (Drama) PRDC
b. Excessive and Disproportionate Force - physical assault with use of
fist, kicking, police batons, ‘crossing’
c. Electric Discharge Weapons (EDWs)
d. Denial of medical care
e. Psychological harm
i. Psychological torment, humiliation and self harm
ii. Verbal aggression and racist insults
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6. Conclusion
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7. Recommendations
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