FORGOTTEN Administratively detained irregular migrants and asylum seekers Due to lack of interpretation services, the provision of information to the detainees on their legal status is inadequate, as well as their communication with the police staff. Hellinikon Women’s Detention Facility General Findings On November 13, 2015 and on May 27, 2016, we visited Hellinikon Women’s Detention Facility. We were not allowed access to the detention areas, so we have not been able to form our own opinion on the conditions. Detailed Observations According to our findings from our conversation with the women detained: Living space per detainee is sufficient, since the number of the detained women is still in low levels compared to the total capacity of the facility. The detainees themselves clean their cells and the toilets, whereas the cleaning service is cleaning only the outdoor space. There is no heating in the cells. The food is of low nutritional value. As for the recreational activities, there are TV sets in the corridors and a library with books written in several languages. The detainees are offered yard time 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon. There is no worship room. Health care is insufficient as there is no doctor present and, in case of emergency, the detainees are transferred to the hospital. There is also lack of provision of information on their legal status and the grounds of the detention, due to lack of interpretation. This fact also hinders the communication of detainees with the police staff. Aliens’ Division Detention Center of Salonica From our visit and the conversation we had with detainees we found out the following: General findings On January 25, 2016 and on July 8, 2016 we visited the Detention Facilities of Aliens Division in Salonica. The total number of people detained was 89 on 25/1/16. However, 10 days before our 30

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