Situation during visit
(See: A/HRC/16/52/Add.4)
Information received in the reporting period
Parliament to pass into Law.
Non-governmental sources: Reportedly,
although some detention centers are clearly
overcrowded to the extent that the wellbeing and safety of detainees are
immediately at risk, the Government does
not consider alternatives to detention, nor
does it transfer detainees to other facilities.
In early 2011, the Samos detention facility
for migrants, a newly built center with a
capacity of roughly 200 persons stood
empty.
(n) Pass into law the Bill pending before the Legal Committee on the
Code of Narcotics so that drug users will not be imprisoned.
(o) Reform the judicial system to guarantee that pre-trial detainees
receive a fair and speedy trial.
(p) Subject police detention to rigid time limits and judicial review by
a court on the legality of the detention, in line with international
standards.
(q) Install an effective and independent mechanism for the
investigation of allegations of torture and other forms of ill-treatment
by police officers, under a different authority than the Ministry of
Citizen‘s Protection.
(r) Amend interrogation rules and procedures to allow the use of audio
or video-taping, with a view to prevent torture and ill-treatment.
(s) Transfer the responsibility for health care, including psychological
care, in prisons and police detention facilities to the Ministry of
Government: The new Code for Narcotics,
that introduces more lenient provisions for
drug users, is going to be submitted to the
Parliament to pass into Law.
It has reportedly been difficult
for aliens to challenge their
detention as there is no regular
automatic judicial review. The
absence of interpreters and legal
aid was said to make it
practically impossible to
complain before an
administrative court.
Government: The Law 3772/2009
stipulates the inclusion in the National
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