This man said that he was compelled to urinate into a bottle because the guards were unresponsive to his requests to leave his cell to go to the bathroom. Human Rights Watch observed a bottle filled with urine next to his bed.205 Women at Petrou Ralli complained of having to buy their own soap and of the difficulty of keeping clean. A Somali woman with a bad rash on her face said: I asked for a doctor for the problem with my skin. They gave me a cream and the rash got worse. I don’t get soap to keep clean. On Wednesdays, we go out for one or two hours. We don’t have phone cards so can’t make phone calls. The only way we can communicate with the guards is through sign language.206 205 The CPT made a similar observation during its visit to Petrou Ralli. “The delegation saw for itself that bottles were used by detainees to relieve themselves and also heard about detainees having to defecate into plastic bags.” (CPT Report to Greece, February 8, 2008, p. 17, para. 28). The CPT observed the same problem at the Aspropyrogos detention facility (CPT Report to Greece, February 8, 2008, p. 18, para. 30). The Greek government’s response to the CPT report said, “The foreign detainees’ access to the toilet…is possible in parts, 24 hours a day or whenever they ask. The eviction in plastic bottles, mentioned in the report, has happened in the past, and only in cases of psychologically disordered detainees. The appropriate directions and commands have been given to the guard and since then no similar incident has been reported. Evacuation in bags has never been reported.” Response of the Government of Greece to the CPT Report, p.9, para. 1.a.(6). 206 Human Rights Watch interview (name withheld, B-51), Petrou Ralli, June 4, 2008. Stuck in a Revolving Door 82