A/HRC/16/52/Add.4 buses. They were 7 or 8 people in a small boat crossing the river and nearly drowned. They lost coats, money and had no other clothes and were therefore wet and cold. They left Afghanistan two months ago to escape the killings and inflation. Khodor Molla, from Palestine, had been detained in the facility for 2 ½ months. He had no change of clothes as the police confiscated all the clothes. He slept on the floor. He had schizophrenia and epilepsy and there were no medications available, which was confirmed by the forensic expert who recommended having him examined. Jamil Abel Ali, from Iraq, had been held in the facility for 15 days. He was a severe diabetic and could not eat the regular food. Although it was not possible to do a medical laboratory confirmation of the situation, a medical examination was performed to the detainee that confirm the disease He had not received any special food and he needed a special regime and medication. Kogi Tsetsklatze, from Georgia, had severe pain in his abdomen. For the past six days he had passed blood when defecating. He needed to see a doctor according to the medical forensic expert who examined him. Michal Naouf, aged 20, from Iraq, had a deformed leg from birth. He had been detained in the facility for 14 days. He needed crutches and had not been seen by a doctor. Ali Ahmed, aged 24, from Palestine, was passing large stones when urinating and had not been seen by a doctor. Kadjida Hamsa, aged 37, from Somalia arrived in Greece on 12 October 2010 by passing through the Evros River where her clothes and belonging fell into the water. Upon arrival in Greece she was picked up and transferred to Fylakio at 12 pm. She described the behaviour of the officers as unfriendly, stressed and aggressive. The officers did not speak French and there were no interpreters so she was unable to understand what they were saying. She was surprised and intimidated by the behaviour of the officers as she had been told that Fylakio was a UNHCR facility. She has been registered and a photo and fingerprints have been taken. She also signed a paper in Greek she could not understand. She wanted to file an asylum claim but had not yet received any information about it. She was provided with bread and beans but has not been able to access her belongings. She was very cold because of her wet clothes. A male detainee, from Iraq, detained in Fylakio for 21 days. Upon arrival he was slapped by the officers to force him to take fingerprints. Since his arrival he had not been able to access his belongings with his clean clothes. He was only allowed to leave his cell twice in the last three weeks. Ahmed Reis, aged 26, from Palestine, was arrested on a train to Athens without papers. The officer who arrested him shouted at him and slapped him in the face. When he complained about the treatment he was slapped again. He was first detained at a police station close to the border under very poor conditions and then brought to Fylakio where he had been for three days. He complained about not receiving drinking water. He was afraid to drink the tap water due to the poor hygienic conditions in the facility. He had to share a bed with three other detainees. General Prison of Komotini, Komotini Visited on 13 October 2010 The Special Rapporteur was received by Prison Director Constantin Kapadais, and Chief of Staff and Prison Sergeant Petros Doudoulakakis. The authorities appeared to be very committed to improving the prison conditions despite the severe overcrowding. By help of 32

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