23 three participants reported anyway that the 2. Inadequate food and water police broke or “lost” their phones. For Overall, inadequate food and water continue to instance, Jalal shared that the police were pose a serious challenge for detained persons attempting to break his camera but instead and contribute to, or in some cases cause, broke his phone. He said, various health problems.61 While participants “They broke the camera and the whole phone, and continue to report that the quality of the food when I asked them why did you break my phone, often renders the food inedible, it appears from they shouted at me and told me to leave the room.” participants’ testimonies that the quantity of Kenan also shared that he had a broken phone, although it remains unclear whether the police broke it. As the police confirmed this practice, it is likely that more participants interviewed for this report had their phone cameras or phones broken. A lack of access to a phone, often the only means to communicate with family or individuals outside the PRDC, leads to significant distress among detainees. Naeem explained, “I feel very isolated as I have only memories because the police lost my phone, so I don’t even have photos anymore.” Not only are the broken cameras and/or phones distressing for detained persons, the practice continues to limit lawyers access to clients and our ability to gain information about clients’ cases and the living conditions in the PRDC more broadly. Without a phone camera, detained persons are unable to send their lawyers pictures of food has been reduced since the November 2021 report and is insufficient to meet detained persons’ basic needs. The decreased quantity of food is further supported by Equal Rights’ recent observations of clients who appear visibly malnourished after months of detention. With regards to the provision of water, participants continue to share that they are only given one bottle a day and that this is insufficient to meet their basic needs. Similar to last year, participants confirmed that while detained persons were provided with three meals a day, the poor quality of the food provided rendered many of their meals inedible. All ten participants commented on the poor quality of food in some way, with some describing the food as difficult if not impossible to eat. For example, Ameen and Haidar share that they opted to skip meals because documents concerning their legal procedure “A couple of times the food came not cooked” and and are unable to document the conditions in that one of them “had to vomit twice” because of the PRDC. Without a phone entirely, detained the poor food quality, while Jalal said, persons are unable to contact their lawyers for “Most of the time we throw it away because we legal representation. Thus, the lack of access to phones inhibits Equal Rights’ and other legal actors’ ability to provide effective and efficient legal aid to detained asylum seekers. cannot eat it.” For many individuals, however, throwing away food is not an option despite its poor quality. Kenan shared that although the quality of food was poor, he had to “accept the food as is” or 61 Detained and Forgotten, supra note 3, at 48-49. ‘Still detained and forgotten’ – Update on Detention Policies, Practices, and Conditions on Kos 2022/23