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with respect to the special holding facilities, the Greek authorities to take the necessary steps
to ensure that:
official occupancy rates are revised so as to offer a minimum of 4 m² of space per
detainee in multi-occupancy accommodation, and are respected in practice;
all detainees are offered a bed or plinth, mattress, blanket and bedding, all clean;
all detainees have ready access to toilet facilities, including at night;
all detainees are offered at least one hour of outdoor exercise a day;
each facility has a common association room, equipped with television and games, and
a room for prayers;
regular maintenance work and disinfection is carried out and sufficient funding is made
available to this end;
sufficient quantities of detergent and products for personal hygiene are made available
at all times to detainees
(paragraph 77);
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for persons detained longer than a few days in a special holding facility, a programme of
activities (educational, recreational and vocational) to be developed (paragraph 77).
requests for information
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on the refurbishment of the sanitary facilities at Komotini pre-departure centre
(paragraph 69).
Unaccompanied minors
recommendations
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the Greek authorities to take the necessary steps to ensure that unaccompanied children, who
are deprived of their liberty as a last resort, are only held in centres designed to cater to their
specific needs, staffed with properly trained men and women and offering a range of
constructive activities (paragraph 80);
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all unaccompanied minors to be provided with a guardian who keeps them informed of their
legal situation and effectively protects their interests (paragraph 80);
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the Amygdaleza Special holding facility no longer to be used for the detention of
unaccompanied minors; instead, more suitable premises, preferably open, should be found,
which meet the requirements set out in paragraph 79 for such a facility (paragraph 80);
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steps to be taken to put in place contingency plans in each pre-departure centre to manage
unaccompanied minors in accordance with their status (paragraph 81);
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police officers to be reminded to accurately record the ages provided by apprehended
irregular migrants (paragraph 81);
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persons who claim to be juveniles to be treated as such until proven otherwise, unless the
claim is manifestly unfounded (paragraph 81).
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