257152
Testimony- Testimony collected by
- Border Violence Monitoring Network
- Date and location recorded
- 2022, Thessaloniki, Northern Greece
- Detention centre related
- Detention Centre Country
- Greece 2
- Duration of detention
- 1 - 2 months
- Nationality
- Afghanistan
- Age
- 16
- Gender
- Male
- LGBTQI
- No answer
- Type of arrest
- Individual
- Why was the respondent detained?
- Undocumented
- Detained before?
- Yes, in a police station
- Was the respondent informed of the duration of detention?
- No
- Did the respondent experience any violence?
- Yes
- Type of violence experienced
- Verbal insult
- Was the respondent forced to sign documents?
- Unknown
- Did the respondent have access to translation?
- No
- Did the respondent have access to medical aid?
- Yes, limited
- Did the respondent have access to NGOs?
- Unknown
- Did the respondent have access to legal support?
- Yes, NGO
- Did the respondent apply for asylum?
- Yes
- Appealed?
- No
- Number detained in cell
- 10+
- Number detainees sharing WC
- 10+
- Hygiene rating
- Very poor
- Type of cell
- Room, shared
- Had access to phone?
- Unknown
- Had access to WiFi?
- Unknown
- Ventilation
- Unknown
- Participated in hunger strike / protest?
- Unknown
- Had conflicts with other detainees?
- Unknown
- Meal quality
- Unknown
- Meal quantity
- Unknown
- Had access to water?
- Unknown
- Had access to outdoor space?
- No
- Had access to educational resources?
- Unknown
- Had access to religious space?
- Unknown
- Had access to electricity?
- Unknown
- Had access to bed?
- Unknown
- Had access to laundry?
- Unknown
- Had access to toilet articles?
- Unknown
- Had access to mattress?
- Unknown
- Narrative
The respondent is 16 years old and comes from Afghanistan. When he was arrested, he was a minor but he was never registered as one, despite having an ID document from his country. Instead, after a doctor’s evaluation he was registered as 18 years old. When he was first taken to Corinth PRDC, he remained for 40 days with another 12 people in quarantine in a small room, which they were not allowed to leave. He applied for asylum while in detention but he received no information about his detention in a language that he understood. The toilet in his cell had no door so there was no privacy and there was no functioning shower. Once they had to share a bar of soap between 10 people. The respondent claimed that he had access to medical care but could not communicate with the doctor due to the lack of interpreters. While he claimed there was no physical violence by detention authorities, their disregard of detainees’ claims and their behaviour towards them affected him mentally, reporting psychological health issues.