NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM AGAINST TORTURE AND ILL-TREATMENT | ANNUAL SPECIAL REPORT 2018 The report is the product of visits to and on-site inspections of detention facilities by the Authority’s senior investigators, under the supervision of Deputy Ombudsman responsible for exercising the competence of the National Preventive Mechanism, George P. Nikolopoulos. Editing: Michalis Tsapogas Coordination: Alexandra Politostathi Artistic design and layout: John Pandis | jpandis@hotmail.com English language editing: ELIT Language Services Ltd The text of this document may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium provided that it is reproduced accurately and not in a misleading context. The Greek Ombudsman’s copyright of the material must be acknowledged while the title of the report must be mentioned. Wherever third party material has been used, it is necessary to obtain permission from the respective copyright holder. Please forward any enquiries regarding this publication to the following e-mail address: press@synigoros.gr The Special Report was printed in 2019 by the National Printing House, in 1,000 copies and is available at https://www.synigoros.gr/?i=stp.en.reports Facebook: THE GREEK OMBUDSMAN Twitter: @Synigoros © The Greek Ombudsman, Halkokondyli 17, 104 32 – ΑTHENS www.synigoros.gr ISSN: 2654-1637