We could never go out of our space, which was
very small. Like from our room when you open
the door, there's just a really small space where
you can just walk. We didn't have a library or
something, and we couldn't get out of our little
space.
Hamza, Paranesti
Source: Paranesti PRDC, BVMN
According to respondents, Paranesti PRDC does
not provide recreational activities or education
services, there is no library, and detainees can
only use a small outdoor space surrounding the
containers.
In accordance with the presence of a doctor and
three nurses in Paranesti, nearly everyone we
spoke to described that there was access to
medical care, however, in very limited capacity.
Medication, such as basic painkillers and
sleeping tablets, were reported to be prescribed,
with little other options for treatment. In
absolute emergencies, respondents reported
that people were sometimes taken to hospital to
be treated. Despite there being a psychologist in
the PRDC, access to psychological care was
reported as extremely limited, with requests
often going ignored, or extensively delayed, with
waiting times of four months.
People frequently described being treated like
criminals in Paranesti. In addition, Paranesti
PRDC does not allow people to use their phones
with cameras, which respondents felt was a way
of keeping the poor conditions concealed.
We just receive some medication for .... some
painkillers. Even for that they didn’t treat us,
because they don't have the treatment or
something to do with us. Just they gave us a
painkiller and that's it.
Baqir, Paranesti
I know someone who wants to see a psychiatrist
and he was waiting 4 months, he is there, I know
him.
Ahmed, Paranesti
Because they told me “You are a danger to
society”. And I said something like “I didn’t do
nothing, I didn't do any crime. I have the papers
that say that I’m free and I was in a cage when it
happened this crime” or whatever I don’t know.
Amine, Paranesti
They give us phones, but they take the camera
off, so I want to show you where I lived, how I
lived but they did it on purpose in order to not
record the kind of food and the place, etc.
Youcef, Paranesti
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