30 time individuals spent in the PRDC. Ali shared legal services and information regarding their that the time he spent in detention continues to legal procedure have been two of the most haunt him even as he has left the PRDC. He said, pressing problems for asylum seekers as they “The time [in the PRDC] is now gone, but I will navigate their asylum procedures. These two never forget it in my life. When you get your problems persist today. freedom, you try to forget the torture you This section shares testimony regarding experienced, but the torture stays in your memories. What can you do but try to forget?” G. Conclusions participants’ experiences accessing legal services and information, focusing on how the limited number of legal aid providers on Kos and how the lack of information available In line with our conclusions in the previous two impacts individuals’ legal procedure in the editions of this report, the conditions in the Kos PRDC. Part two then looks closer at the PRDC continue to amount to inhumane and detention orders issued for clients represented degrading treatment, violate individuals’ by Equal Rights during this time, before turning fundamental rights, and raise serious doubts to a discussion on asylum seekers’ right to an over Greece’s commitment to upholding its effective remedy. obligations under International, EU, and domestic law. A. Access to Information Through first-hand observations and the indepth interviews, Equal Rights observed that individuals in the Kos PRDC suffer from three main issues with regards to accessing information: 1) a lack of information regarding the reasons for detention 2) false or misinformation from the authorities and 3) a lack of information on available legal remedies and legal aid. Overall, this lack of information and/or misinformation contributed to prolonged illegal detention and caused significant mental distress among participants. 1. Lack of Information Regarding Reasons for Detention IV. Updates Regarding Procedural Rights and Remedies Since we started reporting and gathering client testimony in 2020, individuals’ lack of access to Every participant interviewed reported that they did not receive information from the authorities regarding the reasons behind their detention upon being detained and during their detention. As Soloman explained, “No one has given me any information about the reason for my detention, except for the first day when they ‘Still detained and forgotten’ – Update on Detention Policies, Practices, and Conditions on Kos 2023/24