Detention and Reception Conditions
A family of refugees had unlawfully been detained under a “restriction of freedom” in the RIC of Malakasa
RSA Submission to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
Newly arrived refugees systematically subjected to deprivation of liberty
Official 2024 statistics
Inadequate reception conditions in sites isolated from urban centres and with difficult access thereto
Refugees arbitrarily deprived of their liberty despite unfeasible deportations
Disgraceful living conditions prevail in the overcrowded Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) in Samos.
Joint call for the closure of the Samos CCAC and for adequate accommodation for people, within communities and in housing.
In recent months the majority of new arrivals of refugees on the Rhodes – including families with children – end up sleeping on the streets.
In recent months, there has been an increase in the number of ships arriving in Crete and Gavdos, islands which have no official infrastructure for the first reception of asylum seekers and their identification procedures.
Flood victims in Greece are housed in unsuitable conditions at the refugee structure in Koutsochero