A/HRC/16/52/Add.4 Individual cases Male detainees from Afghanistan, Algeria, and Morocco complained that they have skin problems caused by inter alia allergies, insect bites and the humidity in the cells and would not receive any medical attention. In principle, they were refused access to a doctor. The Afghan detainee was a drug addict and did not receive any substitute treatment or other particular medical attention. Even in cases of severe sickness the authorities refused to take them to the hospital. H.O.F., aged 35, a Kurd from Iraq, was picked up off the street and detained. He said he was beaten on 9 October by one police officer, three Greek nationals and five Albanians on the public square Karaiskaki. He was beaten on the head, cut on both hands and on the back. The medical forensic examination confirmed the presence of traumatic evidences compatible with this allegation. One arresting officer threatened to sexually assault him. He was not able to call a lawyer. He said the police officers located on the CID floor were particularly cruel and verbally abusive. He was detained with 15 people in his cell but on the date of interview there were only four. His entire family was killed in Iraq; he had been in Greece for eight years. Charles Eze, aged 28, from Sierra Leone, was picked up off the street, handcuffed and searched. His left wrist had a mark from the handcuffs. He was on parole so he cannot be deported. He said the cells had been recently painted. Amhed Abdusallah, aged 19 from Syria, was searched and arrested on Omonia Square. The police took a knife out of a garbage can and accused him of owning it. He has been detained for five months. During the interview he was hitting his head against the wall. He had a problem with his teeth and had not received any treatment. The toilet was not working properly and there was no soap. He drank water out of the toilet. He was worried he would be sent back to Syria. The police tore up his papers and he has not been allowed to make a phone call. Keitta Hamit, aged 25, from Rwanda, was detained for having no papers. He had been detained in the facility for one week. He has been living in Greece for one year. He was not beaten or ill-treated by the police. Mohammed Ali, aged 22 from Palestine, was picked up by police on Victoria Square and detained because he had no papers. He had been in custody for six days. He said they needed blankets. Ten male detainees, all of them foreigners held under administrative detention. Many complained about having been ill-treated upon arrival at the police station. The ill-treatment was said to have taken place on the third floor at the criminal investigation department. They were handcuffed and a helmet was put on their heads and then police officers beat them on the helmet and also slapped them on the back and kicked them in the legs. Some were hit with batons. They also complained of having been violently forced to sign papers in Greek they could not understand. After arrest, the detainees complained about minor beatings from the authorities in case they would complain or refuse an order. The detainees complained about the poor detention conditions. The cells were said to be overcrowded with insufficient beds forcing some detainees to share beds or sleep on the floor. Furthermore, they complained about the quality and variety of food often not meeting the religious dietary requirements. They complained that they were never allowed to leave the cells to exercise and breathe fresh air. They further complained about the bad ventilation and the unhygienic conditions caused by a lack of cleaning of the cells. 26