Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... 4 Legal Framework for the Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers ...................................... 6 Administrative Detention on Lesvos: “Low Profile Detention Scheme” ...................................... 8 The procedure 8 Lack of legal basis and insufficient reasoning of the detention orders 11 Continuation of detention without a legal basis 12 Inhuman and degrading detention conditions 15 No access to a legal remedy 16 Ineffective judicial review of the detention orders 17 Restricted access to international protection 19 Concerning new legislation on international protection 20 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................... 23 Annex ........................................................................................................................................... 23 Author: Elli Kriona Saranti, HIAS Greece With special thanks to: HIAS Greece team for their input and Jessica Therkelsen and Rachel Levitan for their help with the editing and proofreading process For inquiries, please contact: Elli Kriona Saranti, HIAS Greece, elli.kriona@hias.org