23 Rights’ first-hand observations that clients lose some individuals phones are broken in the weight over time while in detention. Maher process. Five participants also mentioned that described the experience as, “You can feel they used to have a ball to play football with. yourself decaying.” In addition to losing weight, However, Jamal shared that, “There are some the lack of food caused participants to other police officers on certain shifts that are really experience new health problems including a bad and horrible, and the treatment depends on lack of sleep, feeling weak, and stomach pain. what police is guarding that day. Sometimes we Other participants shared their concerns about lose the ball, and they refuse to bring it.” As such, how the poor quantity and quality of food negatively impacted their psychological health. even the limited access individuals have to recreation is not guaranteed and depended on Maher explained, “Without food, I am depressed, police treatment. and my whole personality is different, while Faris The lack of activities leads to further isolation stated, “I am not the same person I came from for some individuals in the PRDC. As Haytham Gaza to here. In my country, my health was much explained, “I stay in my room mostly. I do go walk better than it is here by a lot.” Because of this, and pray, but the rest of the time I stay in my room.” Brian stated, “The most difficult thing here [in the Lana reiterated this sentiment, “Sometimes PRDC] is the food.” when I want to go out in the sun when the weather C. Lack of Recreational Activities Throughout the reporting period, the PRDC continued to have no recreational facilities for individuals to make use of during their time in the PRDC. Thus, as in the first two editions of is nice, there are a lot of men outside. I go back inside the container and sit there locked up because there is no separate yard. I spend most of my time in the container.” As such, the lack of recreational activities contributes to the deteriorating mental health of individuals in this report,46 each of the 13 participants detention. interviewed for this report shared that they had At least four participants reported that while no access to recreational activities while other individuals in detention did socialize detained in the PRDC, whether organized by with one another, the socialization occurred the authorities or individuals in detention. As based on social identities, such as nationality. Idris explained, “The authorities do not plan any As Soloman explained, “The Pakistani detainees activities, and there are no activities we can play games, but I don’t interact with them a lot, organize because there is nothing here [in the and I don’t play with them,” while Ali explained, PRDC].” “the other detained persons would socialize in Six participants mentioned they passed the groups – like those from Idlib would be together – time in the PRDC by spending it on their phone. However, as observed by Equal Rights some individuals are unable to do the same because they do not have access to a phone: due to the policy of requiring one to break their camera, 46 but I was the only person from my place and therefore by myself.” Based on Equal Rights staff’s first-hand observations, such socialization has a disproportionate impact on Black asylum seekers, who have historically Detained and Forgotten, supra note 1, at 49-50; Still Detained and Forgotten, supra note 2, at 25-26. ‘Still detained and forgotten’ – Update on Detention Policies, Practices, and Conditions on Kos 2023/24