- 83 Ill-treatment
recommendations
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the practice of handcuffing persons to a fence, encountered at Amygdaleza pre-departure
centre, to be ended immediately (paragraph 64);
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the Greek authorities to take rigorous action to counter acts of ill-treatment in immigration
detention centres. That action should include instigating investigations into any allegations
of ill-treatment (paragraph 64);
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all police officers assigned to custodial tasks in such centres to be provided with appropriate
training in inter-personal skills and to be regularly reminded that any ill-treatment of
detainees, including of a verbal nature, will be punished accordingly (paragraph 64);
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all future interventions by external units to meet the requirements set out in paragraph 66,
including independent monitoring (paragraph 66).
requests for information
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whether any action was taken to investigate allegations of physical ill-treatment by police
officers in the context of the disturbance at Komotini pre-departure centre on 23 November
2012 (paragraph 66).
Conditions of detention
recommendations
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with respect to the pre-departure centres, the Greek authorities to take the necessary steps to
ensure that:
official occupancy rates are revised so as to offer a minimum of 4 m² of space per
detainee in multi-occupancy accommodation, and are respected in practice;
all multi-occupancy rooms are equipped with tables and chairs commensurate with the
number of persons detained and each person is provided with personal lockable space;
detainees are offered clean bedding and the ability to wash their clothes;
all detainees are offered at least one hour of outdoor exercise every day;
a programme of activities (educational, recreational and vocational) is developed in
each centre;
at least one common association room, equipped with television and games, is
established in every centre;
every centre is equipped with a multi-faith room;
detainees are provided with sufficient quantities of personal hygiene and cleaning
products (including washing powder)
(paragraph 72);
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steps to be taken to ensure that regular maintenance work is carried out in all pre-departure
centres (paragraph 72);
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