of the employees, whereas many times the directors of the centres are Police Officers (as was the case with Pagani Centre in Mytilini). The NCHR welcomes the statement of the Ministry for Citizens Protection regarding the establishment of Screening Centers at the entry points of Greece. However, it needs to be noted that the raison d’être of the Screening Centres is different than the one of the Special Detention Facilities since the purpose of the latter is the detention of aliens under deportation. Given that the two types of centres fulfill different goals and their roles are distinct, the establishment of Screening Centres does not refute the necessity of Special Detention Facilities and therefore the regulation of their functioning is extremely urgent. As far as detention of aliens is concerned, the NCHR would like to note that special care should be taken for minors. Given that minors constitute a special group and that their appropriate treatment is the result of many combined factors, the NCHR is planning to address this issue in detail in the future. For now it would like to reiterate its recommendations regarding unaccompanied minors such as: a) the abolition of detention of alien minors for illegal entry in the country and its replacement by alternative measures of hospitality and/or protective custody in suitable facilities; b) the enactment of measures of systematic registration, identification, information, legal representation and custody of alien minors; c) tracking down family members.42 Β) Ill-treatment Regarding ill-treatment of detainees by police officers, the NCHR would like to stress that the effective curtailing of this phenomenon is linked with their appropriate education and training in human rights and interrogation techniques of police officers. The NCHR would like to note the announcement of the Ministry for Citizens Protection regarding the reform of policemen’s training. It wishes to express its NCHR, “Recommendations regarding Unaccompanied Minors”, Annual Report 2006, pp. 151 seq. [in Greek]. 42 18