-2CONTENTS
COPY OF THE LETTER TRANSMITTING THE CPT'S REPORT .................................................5
I.
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................6
A.
Dates of the visit and composition of the delegation ..............................................................6
B.
Establishments visited...............................................................................................................7
C.
Consultations held by the delegation.......................................................................................7
D.
Co-operation encountered during the visit .............................................................................8
E.
Immediate observation under Article 8, paragraph 5, of the Convention...........................9
II.
FACTS FOUND DURING THE VISIT AND ACTION PROPOSED ..............................10
A.
Establishments under the authority of the Ministry of Public Order................................10
1.
Introduction .....................................................................................................................10
2.
Torture and other forms of physical ill-treatment ...........................................................11
3.
Conditions of detention ...................................................................................................14
a.
preliminary remarks ...............................................................................................14
b.
police headquarters/police stations/transfer centres ...............................................14
i)
follow-up visits..............................................................................................14
Athens ..................................................................................................14
Thessaloniki.........................................................................................17
ii) establishments visited for the first time ........................................................18
iii) personal hygiene/food/outdoor exercise.......................................................20
c.
detention facilities for aliens ..................................................................................21
i)
holding areas at Athens Airport ...................................................................21
ii) Hellenikon Holding Centre for Aliens at Athens Airport .............................22
iii) Piraeus Holding Centre for Aliens ...............................................................24
iv) Ioanina Centre for Illegal Immigrants .........................................................25