most will not undergo a vulnerability assessment until their asylum interview or not at all (37). Even where MSF is more readily available, according to Greek law reports from non-state actors are not accepted by the authorities in certifying whether someone has been subjected to torture, rape, or other serious acts of violence (39). Only EODY personnel can undertake a vulnerability assessment (37). In such instances, the authorities would simply ignore the significance of an MSF report towards a finding of vulnerability. The failure to employ a permanent EODY doctor on Samos, the authorities exacerbate the feeling of detention and are able to ignore those individuals who should be transferred from the island significantly earlier. The waiting is further exacerbated by reliance on the megaphone system as the primary form of communication within the CCAC. In a collection of short articles titled ‘The Eye’, resident S described the megaphone system: Every morning, even though it sounds horrible, the different nationalities wake up early before 8am to listen to the calls on the loudspeakers. The words ‘good morning, please pay attention’ are the first words of every announcer of each language followed by the information he/she may want to communicate to the asylum seekers. (39) S continues to describe how the announcements direct people to different rooms which they have come to understand as representing different outcomes that they may be waiting for: registration interviews, asylum interviews, appointments with the doctor, an open card, or their asylum decision. The megaphone system is only a one-way form of communication, depriving people of opportunity for clarification or questioning. IHR’s clients report that they are required to go through checkpoints to enter key parts of the CCAC. For example, they report being prevented entry by guards to the GAS in the CCAC if they attempt to inquire about their situation. This further adds to the feeling that people are suspended in time within the CCAC, waiting days or weeks or months to hear their name called. The system also makes it practically difficult to ensure that people are accurately informed of important information regarding the CCAC and their asylum claims. It also raises serious concerns regarding confidentiality. For example, people are called by name to attend the office of the psychologist. The megaphone system additionally creates a barrier to leaving the CCAC, as people are concerned that leaving may mean they do not hear an important announcement regarding their interviews, decisions, or appointments. IHR also reports that it is common for clients to ask to immediately end appointments to return to the CCAC as soon as possible after being informed by friends that their name has been called ‘on the speaker’. The megaphone system reinstates the prolonged waiting, consolidates the authorities’ control over the CCAC population, and exacerbated people’s feeling of detention. In Queues Waiting additionally creates a physical and daily barrier to freedom of movement, experienced through the various queues which pervade life in the CCAC. To enter and exit the CCAC, there is a long chain of checks, including removing footwear and outerwear, placing items in an X-Ray mac 14