SEPTEMBER 2016
ISBN:978-1-6231-34013
“Why Are You Keeping Me Here?”
Unaccompanied Children Detained in Greece
Summary ........................................................................................................................... 1
Recommendations.............................................................................................................. 4
To the Government of Greece ....................................................................................................4
To the European Commission.................................................................................................... 5
To European Union Member States ........................................................................................... 5
To EU, Council of Europe, and UN Human Rights Bodies and Experts ......................................... 5
Methodology...................................................................................................................... 7
I. Background ..................................................................................................................... 9
II. Arbitrary and Prolonged Detention ............................................................................... 12
III. Unsanitary and Degrading Conditions, Abusive Treatment ........................................... 16
Ill-treatment ........................................................................................................................... 18
Detention with Adults ............................................................................................................ 20
IV. Lack of Care, Protection, and Services ......................................................................... 23
Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................... 27