STATISTICS
65%
of respondents indicated
that they had been
subjected to violence by
authorities or witnessed
violence by the authorities
in detention.
15%
of respondents specifically
used the term ‘torture’ to
describe their treatment.
25%
Over 25% of testimonies
mentioned the use of
weapons by the authorities
20%
Over 20% of respondents
mentioned being victims of
verbal aggression
25%
Over 25% people
mentioned the use of
violence as punishment
2
people described the use of
Electric Discharge Weapons
(EDWs) by the authorities.
20%
Over 20% respondents
specifically reported being
victims of racist abuse
or references to race
or ethnicity while they
described their treatment.
20%
20% of testimonies
mentioned punishment
tactics in “dark rooms” or
“other rooms”.
7
respondents described
the lack of medical care
after abuse by detention
authorities.
Types of Treatment Reported
21
mentions of
“beating”
7
mentions of
“torture”
3
3 mentions of “both”
(kicking and beating)
Statistics by PRDC
80%
Over 80% respondents
detained in Paranesti PRDC
reported some form of
physical or verbal abuse;
65%
Nearly 65% of
respondents detained
in Corinth reported
some form of physical or
verbal abuse
45%
Nearly 45% of respondents
detained in Amygdaleza
reported some form of
physical or verbal abuse.
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