- 30 ▪ thorough cleaning and smartening the detention facilities (regular painting);
▪ regularly disinfecting the premises (especially toilets and bed linen) according to applicable
provisions and the health rules of the Health Regulation;
▪ immediately addressing any problems in the heating (provision of hot water), air conditioning,
ventilation and lighting of the holding facilities and outdoor exercise of detainees (according to the
potential of the buildings);
▪ providing for the healthcare of detainees, in collaboration with Health Services;
▪ conducting periodical health inspection of detention facilities by the competent healthcare agency;
▪ providing adequate food;
▪ protecting individual and other prescribed rights of detainees.
The purpose of the foregoing is to ensure human rights in the context of dignity and respect for
peculiarities, non-marginalisation and segregation of people.
Paragraph 61: Recommendation to the Greek authorities to take the necessary steps to ensure
that, at Petrou Ralli and Thessaloniki holding facilities:
medical screening is systematically carried out upon admission;
a doctor and at least one nurse are present every day, including on weekends;
visiting specialists, including psychiatrists and dentists regularly attend;
a system is established (e.g. written requests to be directly collected by health care personnel) to
allow detainees to directly request consultations with health-care staff;
medical confidentiality is strictly guaranteed;
self-harm and suicide preventive measures are put in place.
Relevant points are made in paragraphs 57 (on the Directorate of Foreign Nationals of
Thessaloniki) and 58 (on the Directorate of Foreign Nationals of Attica).
Paragraph 61: Request for information: procedures in place to expedite the return of persons
who volunteer to return to their country of origin, especially when they are willing to purchase their
own air tickets
At the moment, to meet the unquestionable obligation stemming from European decisions on
effective returns, despite the delays observed because of non-absorption to date of the funding
approved for our country owing to long-lasting tender procedures (regular AMIF Programme), the
Hellenic Police has reached an agreement with FRONTEX-European Border and Coastguard
Agency which, in collaboration with the other Member States, makes aircrafts available both for
organizing return operations from our country and for our participation therein (flights passing
through Greece to receive migrants to be returned to their country of origin) at no cost for our
budget.
It is noted that this agreement has been expanded, since FRONTEX-European Border and
Coastguard Agency has notified us on the possibility to ensure aircrafts for Greece to conduct
domestic return flights in case of increased numbers of irregular migrants to be returned.
Moreover, foreign nationals are regularly informed by competent police agencies that, if they wish
to depart voluntarily for their country of origin or any other third country of their choice (which will
lawfully admit them on its territory), apart from the possibility of joining assisted voluntary return
(AVR) programmes of the International Migration Organisation (IOM), they can pay themselves for
their return ticket, thereby expediting the relevant procedure.
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