Kos Closed Control Access Centre

Detention centre
Summary

The Kos Closed Control Access Centre (Greek: Κλειστή Ελεγχόμενη Δομή (Κ.Ε.Δ.) Κω) has been created in a remote area located fifteen kilometres away from the city of Kos and its reception conditions reportedly "could only be described as inhuman and degrading".

Country
Coordinates

Latitude: 36.856741

Longitude: 27.165592

Coordinates
address
85300, Pyli, Kos, Greece
Location area
Rural
Phone number to contact
+30 213 138 3100
Controlled by
  • Ministry of Migration & Asylum of Greece
Founded by
  • Ministry of Migration & Asylum of Greece
Date opened
27 November 2021
Type of Facility
CCAC (Closed Control Access Centre)
Official capacity
3455
Number of detainees at the end of calendar year
1363
Gender
Mixed
Age
Mixed
Population demographics
TCN
Analysis on Demographics

In 2025, the official capacity of Kos CCAC was 3,455. The population at the end of 2025 was 1,363, with the centre continuing to hold unaccompanied children. In June 2025, the population (adult and minor) was 62% male and 38% female, while 43% were minors. The population includes Egyptian nationals.

At the end of 2023, persons with special needs and vulnerabilities were being held in both the Kos CCAC without being identified and allocated to appropriate accommodation areas. Young women or families and single mothers with small children were being accommodated with unrelated adult men and were being exposed to potentially serious harm.

Unaccompanied children were held in an ad-hoc section surrounded by high mesh fences topped with rolls of barbed wire. The centre reports a widespread lack of activities, absence of adequate clothing and food, as well as insufficient psycho-social support and legal advice. The girls reported that they felt unsafe.

Accommodation
Isobox/container, shared

At the end of 2023, in some accommodation areas, up to eight persons were accommodated in ten squared-meter rooms and many persons had to sleep on the floor without a mattress. The former RIC area had been temporarily re-opened even though it was unfit for human habitation and most containers had no functioning sanitary facilities and no electricity. Further, there was a lack of hygiene and cleaning products offered, as well as beds' mattresses, blankets, winter clothing and shoes.

Facility provision of legal services
No
Analysis on Services and Rights

As of June 2025, the following support staff were reportedly present in the CCAC: 1 doctor, 2 nurses and 2 social workers. Prior to this, in 2024, the CCAC had no doctor at all, with RSA reporting insufficient medical care and inadequate vulnerability assessments.

Testimonies