There were between 110 and 120 pe- 8×12 metres during 24 hours. During ople from mixed nationalities and gen- the day, it was extremely hot and du- ders in this room. There was no furni- ring the night extremely cold. They did ture, only a single dirty and stinky toilet not have food or water and drank from which was the only source of water the toilet. used by some detained, despite the smell, to drink. The officers were bea- The untenable conditions noted in all ting, heating and kicking people in the the diverse detention centers raises room. The respondent described that BVMN’s concern. The mass overcrow- they were laughing when hitting them. ding, without any separation of male, After being kept in the room for the female or child detainees raises signi- whole day, they were given clothes and ficant concerns, due to the persistent crammed into the vehicle before being use of forced undressing. In addition, taken to the border. not giving food, water, sanitary facilities and beds constitute a violation of On the evening of the 12th September, Greece’s international obligations. The- the respondent, a 31-year-old male, refore, there is once more a violation of and his friend were walking beside the Article 3, ECHR during the detention of port of Thessaloniki when they were people-on-the-move. arrested by the police. They were taConfiscation of Money and Phones ken to a dark place and were beaten and kicked. Then, they were handcuffed and taken to a station. They were In interviews conducted by the Inter- left with no food or water, insulted and national Refugee Rights Association beaten again. The next day, they were with refugees, it was stated that when transferred to Thessaloniki police he- refugees crossed to the Greek side, the adquarters where they were searched Greek police confiscated their bags, and forced to sign documents in Greek phones, wallets, passports and money. without any translation provided. Du- In addition, dozens of separate cases of ring the 28 hours the respondent sta- migrants being thrown into the Evros yed at the police headquarters, he re- river after their belongings were confis- ceived one meal and a small bottle of cated were confirmed by interviewing water (0,5l). He was then put in a van the victims. without windows or seats and driven to another station. They drove to anot- The main reasons why refugees want her location close to Komothini which to go to Europe are the inability to ob- was described by the respondent as a tain refugee status in Turkey, the diffi- temporary building made of plastic and culties they face in obtaining legal sta- metal. They were all put together with tus, their inability to obtain citizenship, 75 people in a room of approximately and the problems of accessing emp- 10