- - - - At PROKEKA Amygdaleza, the entire facility consists of containers placed in a courtyard with white gravel, which is divided into wings with high fences, without any shade or trees, resulting in extreme temperatures during heat waves. There was not enough clothing and underwear to distribute to them, with the result that they do not even have a second pair of underwear/shirt, etc., and it is very difficult, if not impossible, to keep themselves clean. A significant number of them had not even been given shoes/sandals, forcing them to walk barefoot on hot ground, a condition that demonstrates the inability to meet the basic needs of the detainees. The quantity of food is limited and inadequate. Access to drinking water is either from the taps in the bathrooms or from an external hose located in the courtyard. Bottled or cold water is not provided. There were reports of limited or no access to a doctor and/or other services. Their access to the outside world was extremely limited or impossible. They had no access to the internet due to technical problems, and many of the detainees, as reported, had not had their mobile phone chargers returned, making it impossible for them to use their phones. The lack of communication exacerbates feelings of anxiety and distress.”1227 In November 2025, GCR submitted a complaint to the Greek Ombudsman regarding the detention conditions in Sidiki Special Detention Facility. Inadequate access to food, unsanitary conditions, delayed or inadequate medical care, overcrowded containers, incidents of excessive police measures, psychological pressure and intimidation are reported with regards the conditions prevailing at this facility.1228 2.2. Healthcare in detention The law states that the authorities shall make efforts to guarantee access to health care for detained asylum applicants.1229 Since 2017, the responsibility for the provision of medical services in pre-removal detention centres was transferred to the Ministry of Health, and in particular the Health Unit SA (Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία Μονάδων Υγείας, AEMY), a public limited company under the supervision of the Ministry of Health.1230 However, substantial medical staff shortages have been observed in PRDCs already since previous years. The CPT has long urged the Greek authorities to improve the provision of healthcare services in all immigration detention facilities where persons are held for periods of more than a day or two. 1231 The general lack of medical screening upon arrival and of access to healthcare has been compounded by the severe shortage of resources, including staffing resources, and the complete lack of integrated management of healthcare services; combined with the lack of hygiene and appalling detention conditions, the Committee considered that they presented a public health risk. Official statistics demonstrate that the situation has not improved in 2025 and that PRDCs continue to face a substantial medical staff shortage. At the end of 2025, there were only 8 doctors, in total, in the mainland PRDCs (2 in Amygdaleza, 1 in Korinthos, 1 in Fylakio and 2 in Drama, 1 in Tavros and 1 in Xanthi). Moreover, in Kos PRDC, where persons are inter alia detained in order to be subject to readmission within the framework of the EU-Türkiye Statement, there was no doctor.1232 Specifically, at the end of 2025, the number of AEMY staff present in each PRDC was as follows: 1227 1228 1229 1230 1231 1232 GCR, No right to asylum and living in appalling conditions: GCR visit to Pre-departure Detention Center in Amygdaleza for those recently arrived in Gavdos from Libya, 30 July 2025, https://tinyurl.com/yem747nn. GCR, Complaint to the Ombudsman with regards the detention conditions in Sidiki, 14 November 2025, https://tinyurl.com/jspm565h, and See RSA, Suspension of Asylum in Greece Detention, Uncertainty, and Rights Violations, 13 November 2025, available at: https://tinyurl.com/5n8pvfsa. Article 52(1) Asylum Code. Article 47(1) IPA. For more information on the CPT’s recommendations to Greece, see, The CPT and Greece, available at: https://tinyurl.com/yc7fwrhf. Information provided by the Directorate of the Hellenic Police, 16 January 2025. 246