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Administratively detained irregular migrants and asylum seekers
the minors are given three meals per day but the food is of inadequate
quantity of poor quality. Minors can communicate only using the card
phones, provided that they can afford a card. Sometimes they are
allowed to use their cell phones but only for a few minutes.
In the overall facility, there is a common room with only one
television set. There are no other activities (e.g. board games, library,
sport activities). Sometimes, the minors play football in the yard. They
can move freely in the detention areas and have access to the yard
during the day, until 6 p.m.
There is no doctor, psychologist and social worker. Some of the
minors reported their difficulties in accessing medical services. During
their admission at the Center, they are subjected to medical exams for
tuberculosis and scabies, which are required for their later transfer to
accommodation shelters.
Finally, interpretation services are not provided and, thus,
detainees were not informed about their rights and their exact legal
status.
c. Police stations
Police Station of Drapetsona, Piraeus
General Observations
On November 16, we visited the detention areas of the Police
Station of Drapetsona, where approximately 20 people were detained.
We were allowed full access to the areas of detention. The detainees
can move around indoors, in restricted areas consisting of cells and
a corridor. The overall situation is unacceptable: there is not enough
natural or artificial light, and the sanitary facilities (toilets and showers)
are in poor condition. On the other hand, it should be noted that the
detainees stressed that their treatment from the police personnel
was very good.
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