Contributors The present Special Report constitutes the processing of material resulting from the work –investigation of complaints, interventions, on-site inspections, monitoring of the return procedures– of the team of the Independent Authority responsible for Returns, under the supervision of the Greek Ombudsman Andreas Pottakis and the Deputy Ombudsman George Nikolopoulos. It was published in Athens in September 2018 in the context of the Action project: “Monitoring System of Forced Returns”, co-funded by the National Programme of the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2014-2020. Editing of the material: Chrysi Hatzi, senior investigator Front cover and artistic design: Daphne Bei Translation: Nicolas Philippakis © The Greek Ombudsman Halkokondyli Street 17, 10432 Athens www.synigoros.gr