Situation during visit
(See: A/HRC/16/52/Add.4)
adequately being cared for.
The Special Rapporteur
welcomes the completion of a
new detention facility in Nigeria,
Serres, with a capacity of 700,
reportedly part of a Greek
government plan to construct
more detention facilities. It is
hoped that the planned
constructions in Drama and
Chania will be completed as
scheduled in 2012.
ff. Provide daily outdoor exercise for at least one hour. Convicted
prisoners should be provided with opportunities for work, education,
recreation and rehabilitation.
The establishment of a joint
committee that visits police
detention facilities to verify
compliance with terms and
conditions relating to hygiene
and safety of detainees and the
protection of their rights.
Information received in the reporting period
who suffer from mental disorders and small
children were held behind bars in
unacceptable conditions.
Reportedly, in April 2010, migrants held in
two detention facilities for migrants at
Athens old airport Ellinikon, were mostly
deprived of natural light, had only once
been let into an adjacent courtyard for 15
minutes for the past two months, and were
not given any access to the outside yard
during the entire winter. Both facilities
lacked medical personnel, and items for
personal hygiene.
Government: In the context of the Greek
Correctional Code, many prisoners are
entitled to work. About 4753 prisoners were
working until recently in all prisons. Over
600 additional jobs have been created by
Ministerial Decisions.
19 educational, vocational, consulting and
psychological support programmes were
implemented in 2010 and continued in 2011
in 9 prisons, in association with the Ministry
of Education, Lifelong Learning and
Religious Affairs, the Prefectural People-s
Education Committees, the Social Youth
Support Organisation ―Arsis‖ and other
bodies (e.g. Greek, English, French
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Recommendations
(A/HRC/16/52/Add.4)
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