© Samos Advocacy Collective © Samos Advocacy Collective Football pitch in Section A of the CCAC, which UACs can access for only two hours a day. UACs access to legal information has also been recently hampered when the RIS revoked the lawyer for PRAKSIS, the child protection actor in the CCAC, access to the "safe-zone", due to issues with the Migration Registry, which has also prevented other essential actors from accessing the CCAC. At the time of writing, the lawyer can only speak with the UACs by phone. In addition, due to the lack of a CCAC doctor and the fact that MSF cannot enter the CCAC, UACs are detained without access to a doctor. Moreover, UACs access to clothing is dependent on NGOs, as CCAC authorities do not have enough clothing to provide. Samos-based organisations Samos Volunteers and Just Action have highlighted that UACs often only have one set of clothing, which is frequently not winter-appropriate with some children attending informal classes in the CCAC wearing only a towel when their one set of clothes is being washed.[114] As emphasised by I Have Rights and the IRC earlier this year, "considering the extensive EU-funding involved in establishing the CCAC the rights of the children appear to be worryingly deprioritised".[115] Conclusion Despite abolishing the highly criticised ‘protective custody’ of UACs, the Greek authorities have rebranded and continued policies that effectively detain children within the CCAC. The measures governing the ‘safe-zone’ amount to Article 5 ECHR deprivation of liberty by their degree and intensity. In these zones, children are further enclosed within the already hostile environment of the ____ [114] Samos Volunteers and Just Action. 2022. Instagram Post. Available here. [115] International Rescue Committee and I Have Rights. 2023. Contribution to the European Ombudsman’s strategic inquiry into how the European Commission ensures respect for fundamental rights in EU-funded migration management facilities in Greece. Available here. Page 31