- 76 Safeguards against the ill-treatment of detained persons
recommendations
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the Greek authorities to take immediate steps to ensure that all persons deprived of their
liberty by law enforcement officials have effective access to a lawyer, as from the very
outset of their deprivation of liberty, and the Greek Bar Association to be consulted in this
context (paragraph 34);
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the Greek authorities to review the existing arrangements concerning the organisation of
health care for persons held in police stations, in the light of the remarks made in paragraph
35 (paragraph 35);
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steps to be taken to ensure proper care for persons with mental health problems detained by
the police (paragraph 36);
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the Greek authorities to take immediate steps to ensure that persons deprived of their liberty
by law enforcement officials have an effective right to notify a close relative or third party
of their choice of their situation, as from the very outset of their deprivation of liberty.
Further, legal provisions should be adopted spelling out the circumstances when the exercise
of the right to inform a third party of one’s custody can be delayed and making any such
delay subject to appropriate safeguards (e.g. any delay to be recorded in writing along with
the reason, and to require the approval of a prosecutor or judge) and strictly limited in time
(paragraph 37);
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the information sheets detailing the rights of detained persons to be amended to include the
right of access to a doctor, and the Greek authorities to ensure that forms setting out the
rights of persons brought into police custody are systematically provided to such persons in
the appropriate language at the very outset of their custody (paragraph 38);
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the Greek authorities to introduce an individualised custody record, in line with the criteria
referred to in paragraph 40 (paragraph 40);
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the Greek authorities to establish an independent police inspectorate (paragraph 41);
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the Greek authorities to remind police officers that information on rights should be provided
in a language that a detained irregular migrant understands (paragraph 43);
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the policy of systematically confiscating the mobile phones of detained irregular migrants to
be reviewed. Further, persons without a mobile phone and with insufficient means should be
offered a free phone call to inform a family member or third party of their situation
(paragraph 44);
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the Greek authorities to introduce free legal aid for irregular migrants without undue delay
(paragraph 45);
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the Greek authorities to take the necessary steps to ensure a daily nursing presence and
regular visits by a doctor at Athens Airport Holding Areas (paragraph 46);
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