{"id":18528,"date":"2024-02-06T16:35:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T14:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/?p=18528"},"modified":"2024-02-07T12:44:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T10:44:00","slug":"disgraceful-conditions-samos-ccac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/disgraceful-conditions-samos-ccac\/","title":{"rendered":"Disgraceful living conditions in the \u2018state-of-the-art\u2019 Closed Controlled Access Centre of Samos"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18528\" class=\"elementor elementor-18528 elementor-18502\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa10d7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa10d7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c285b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c285b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disgraceful living conditions in the \u2018state-of-the-art\u2019 Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) of Samos<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c47c8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2c47c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9e54ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b9e54ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0f11f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b0f11f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>According to refugee testimonies and information from organisations active in the field, disgraceful living conditions prevail in the overcrowded Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) in Samos, whose construction was 100% financed by the European Union. As we highlight in the present text of Refugee Support Aegean and PRO ASYL, among other things, there are reports of significant lack of running water, serious shortages of basic goods, services and accommodation facilities, with hundreds of people being forced to sleep on the floor in communal areas.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9156db1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9156db1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd20459 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd20459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proasyl.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"997\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PA_Rot_4C_Standard-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18628\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PA_Rot_4C_Standard-1.png 997w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PA_Rot_4C_Standard-1-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PA_Rot_4C_Standard-1-768x194.png 768w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PA_Rot_4C_Standard-1-400x101.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be41952 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be41952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"492\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/rsa-01.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18630\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/rsa-01.png 492w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/rsa-01-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/rsa-01-400x194.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbfd49a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbfd49a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ea8ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32ea8ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50df315 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50df315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Samos-KED-CCAC-FB-Dimitris-Choulis-2-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Samos KED CCAC FB Dimitris Choulis 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg2MDAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yc2FlZ2Vhbi5vcmdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAyXC9TYW1vcy1LRUQtQ0NBQy1GQi1EaW1pdHJpcy1DaG91bGlzLTItMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Samos-KED-CCAC-FB-Dimitris-Choulis-2-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18600\" alt=\"\u039a\u0395\u0394 \u03a3\u03ac\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \/ Samos CCAC 01\/2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Samos-KED-CCAC-FB-Dimitris-Choulis-2-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Samos-KED-CCAC-FB-Dimitris-Choulis-2-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Samos-KED-CCAC-FB-Dimitris-Choulis-2-1-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Samos-KED-CCAC-FB-Dimitris-Choulis-2-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f21b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6f21b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em style=\"font-size: 11px;\">Source: <a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 11px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/yEvwSrHYm5ZHZAJ7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dimitiris Choulis&#8217; Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447ba92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"447ba92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-number-ticker\" data-src=\"visualisation\/16702301\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc0010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dc0010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The state-of-the-art structure, which was inaugurated in September 2021 and is located in the location \u201cZervou\u201d, 9 km away from Vathi (the capital of the island), is currently overcrowded. According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/703738329\/NSP-Eastern-Aegean-04-02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official data\u00a0<\/a>on 4 February, 3769 people were living in the structure, which has a nominal capacity for 3,650. According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/data.unhcr.org\/en\/documents\/details\/106412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNHCR data,<\/a>\u00a0at the end of January, out of the total registered population, the majority of the people came from Syria (34%), Afghanistan (26%) and Palestine (18%). Men are 57% of the population, women are 20%, while 23% among of the population are children.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc9e86b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"dc9e86b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/16702388\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6dbf9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e6dbf9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2c7a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a2c7a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since this summer, arrivals have increased, while since December there has been a decrease in transfers to structures in the mainland and a significant lack of space. In addition, we recall that on 28 September the nominal capacity of the CCAC was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rsaegean\/posts\/pfbid02jtRJCL9tbZjJn9NHXzKfZK1j4h7epiomu8uXvpDFuw2eCjGo1BQV7fJPAJf1m1tYl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increased<\/a>\u00a0by 79.36% overnight: from 2,040 to 3,659 people, without providing any clarification to date. Newly arrived refugees report to RSA that they are forced to sleep on the floor without mattresses in a room originally intended to serve as a restaurant. These are mainly people from Afghanistan and African countries. In September, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanrightslp.eu\/post\/interim-measures-granted-by-the-ecthr-for-a-woman-and-her-daughter-de-facto-detained-on-samos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">granted interim measures<\/a>\u00a0in a case concerning accommodation at the Samos CCAC based on Rule 39 of the Rules of the Court related to protection from imminent danger or irreparable harm. The Court indicated to the government of Greece to ensure that the six-month-old baby with a heart condition be provided with medical treatment and that both the baby and its mother be provided with suitable accommodation. According to the Human Rights Legal Project (HRLP), which brought the appeal, the refugees had been illegally detained in the CCAC for more than 30 days, without access to appropriate care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f82cfa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f82cfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58b7a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d58b7a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/16702554\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acfca7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"acfca7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34d084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d34d084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One blanket per person<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a2822 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34a2822\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c95347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c95347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During autumn, many people were forced to live in communal areas such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/migration.gov.gr\/ked-samoy-kleisti-elegchomeni-domi-samoy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restaurants<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; including unaccompanied minors who were not identified in time by the staff of the structure. The conditions in which the residents sleep in these areas in the midst of low temperatures are shocking:\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03cc054 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03cc054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThey have given each person a blanket and you can either use it to sleep on or to cover yourself up. Some people even sleep on the tables in the restaurant,\u201d says Amir*, an asylum seeker who lives with his family in one of these places. \u201cThere are more than 100 people in the room. There are other rooms with a respective number of residents. The whole situation inside the structure affects our children\u2019s psychology. They often cannot enrol to school because there are no places in the schools on the island.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db0d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7db0d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In November, refugees were even forced to sleep in makeshift shelters made of pallets and tarpaulins in CCAC\u2019 s courtyards, according to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.efsyn.gr\/ellada\/koinonia\/414187_samos-prosfyges-se-parapigmata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>\u00a0by the organisation I Have Rights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ecd12a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ecd12a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1f664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a1f664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Without stable water supply<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e4c8e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22e4c8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0cb391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0cb391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As Amir* points out, there are no toilets and showers in these places:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f61ab2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f61ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe use those belonging to other residents. Running water for use in the sanitary facilities is only available for one or two hours a day. The toilets are very dirty and women try to clean them during that one hour a day when there is running water.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-882d741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"882d741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nasim*, another asylum seeker we spoke to who lives in a container with his family, tells us regarding the lack of running water:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cacd030 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cacd030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cI haven&#8217;t had a bath for 4 days, and when there is water, it is very cold. Hot water is not always available. We wait for days to take a bath and clean up. We can&#8217;t do anything to save water. They tell me to go to the information office and file a complaint. They say they will fix it, but they don&#8217;t do anything.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abbc448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abbc448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We recall that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sr-watersanitation.ohchr.org\/en\/rightstowater_5.html?fbclid=IwAR1KkBm8vPzZMrrUcbxZRkTc6jIOfiHXNpPkNFU2zVTfen6hPYvVGuCD6TY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to OHCHR<\/a>, 20 litres per person per day is the minimum quantity required to realise minimum essential levels of the right to access to water and sanitation. To ensure the full realisation of the right, States should aim for at least 50 to 100 litres per person per day. None of these international standards are ensured in the closed \u201cstate-of-the-art\u201d CCAC of Samos. According to reports, due to the lack of a stable water supply, not even the sanitary facilities of the staff working in the CCAC can be properly cleaned, with the workers avoiding using the toilets as a result. The lack of a stable water supply in the structure has been known since before its construction, according to people working in the field. Besides, there is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/samosvoice.gr\/2023\/08\/12\/ston-eisangelea-gia-to-nero-kai-oi-katoikoi-tou-kokkariou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">problem<\/a>\u00a0with the water supply in Samos in several other areas. In September, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.syriza.gr\/article\/id\/149890\/Boyleytes-SYRIZA-PS:-Epeigoysa-anagkh-gia-parochh-trechoymenoy-kai-posimoy-neroy-stoys-ergazomenoys-kai-toys-filoksenoymenoys-sthn-KED-Samoy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parliamentary question<\/a>\u00a0was submitted, raising the lack of running and drinking water in the CCAC but also that of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/migration.gov.gr\/ked-samoy-kleisti-elegchomeni-domi-samoy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fire safety,<\/a>\u00a0as it was reported that the water tanks were empty, while the Municipality of Eastern Samos was unable to provide water for the operation of the structure (given that the existing borehole cannot meet the needs of the ever-increasing population of the CCAC).<\/p><p>According to information from employees in the structure, washing machines are not working, and at the end of January there was a break in the continuous supply of running water for almost seven days, with all that this implies for the sanitary conditions in a population where there are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewhumanitarian.org\/news-feature\/2023\/12\/04\/inexcusable-whats-behind-deteriorating-conditions-greek-island-asylum-camps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cases<\/a>\u00a0of scabies and other skin diseases due to overcrowding. According to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gr\/2023\/09\/21\/greece\/prosfyges-ellada-exase-ekdikasi-asfalistikon-metron-gia-tin-domi-tis-samou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">publication<\/a>, in September, residents with communicable diseases were given cartons instead of blankets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a84b12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a84b12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e8247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66e8247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shortages of basic goods and services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc7c009 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc7c009\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58045f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58045f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Refugees, employees and activists report shortages of basic goods, (e.g. hygiene items such as soap, sanitary napkins), but also shortages of clothing and shoes.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5663502 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5663502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0\u201cOne organisation gave us plastic slippers and we walk around with them. There is not enough clothing for young children and no diapers for all ages either,\u201d Amir* points out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41db28e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41db28e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92940fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92940fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0These shortages are confirmed by employees in the field. At the same time, due to overcrowding, residents are forced to wait in queues for hours twice a day in order to receive breakfast and lunch along with the afternoon meal.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f426a9e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f426a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cSometimes, when my turn comes, the food runs out, which means they give insufficient food to those who are there and it is of very poor quality. My daughters sometimes get sick because of poor nutrition, cold and inadequate clothing,\u201d says Nasim*.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f5200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82f5200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The refugees we spoke to stress that each person is given only 1.5 litres of drinking water per day, to cover all their needs.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gr\/2023\/09\/21\/greece\/prosfyges-ellada-exase-ekdikasi-asfalistikon-metron-gia-tin-domi-tis-samou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Publications<\/a>\u00a0report that 6 bottles of water a day were previously given to the residents, while they underline that according to testimonies, in autumn the police threw (!) the food [into the crowd] \u2018and whoever caught it up\u2019. According to refugee testimonies, tension often arises in the queues waiting for meals, resulting in violent police intervention.<\/p><p>Another important problem remains the lack of a doctor in the facility. MSF has a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aVkzmkP0Tp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mobile unit,<\/a>\u00a0which visits the structure three times a week. Only a military doctor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcr.gr\/el\/news\/press-releases-announcements\/item\/2216-ypodoxi-aitoynton-asylo-stin-ellada-to-aitima-gia-anthropines-synthikes-paramenei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">occasionally<\/a>\u00a0visits the structure while the local hospital is severely\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/samostoday.gr\/%ce%bf-%cf%83%cf%8d%ce%bb%ce%bb%ce%bf%ce%b3%ce%bf%cf%82-%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%b3%ce%b1%ce%b6%ce%bf%ce%bc%ce%ad%ce%bd%cf%89%ce%bd-%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%b1-%cf%84%ce%b9%cf%82-%ce%b5%ce%bb%ce%bb%ce%b5%ce%af%cf%88\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">understaffed<\/a>. Refugees also report insufficient pharmaceutical support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb873d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cb873d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cIf you have a health problem, they usually give you one or two pills, e.g. depon,\u201d Ahsan* tells us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c034e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c034e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feda839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feda839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As for psychological support, there is one psychologist from the National Public Health Organisation (EODY) and three psychologists from M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res. There are also significant shortages in psychosocial support for minors.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f183b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58f183b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f32c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f32c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Significant delays in asylum procedures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d496aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d496aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fd3ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70fd3ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to reports, the CCAC is understaffed, resulting in significant delays in asylum procedures. These delays are mainly observed in relation to procedures for refugees from Afghanistan and African countries, which is probably linked to the lack of adequate interpretation. As a result, many asylum seekers and applicants remain unregistered and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/greece\/unlawful-detention-and-worsening-conditions-over-4000-asylum-seekers-unlawfully-detained-samos-and-lesvos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">live<\/a>&nbsp;in detention conditions as they do not have the necessary documents to move freely on the island. The pace of registration has started to improve in recent weeks, as reported to us by employees in the field.<\/p>\n<div><br><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a75dcf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a75dcf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd9dfd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd9dfd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Violation of privacy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6489ebd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6489ebd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ab7a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32ab7a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Those refugees who are allowed to leave the facility report being subjected to thorough\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/ccac-aegean-islands-greece\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">controls<\/a>\u00a0upon entering the CCAC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a39b27 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a39b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0\u201cWhen you enter the structure, even if you have a slice of bread with you, they will check it. We have to take off our shoes and jackets,\u201d says Amir*.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffbbaef elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffbbaef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThere are many controls when entering and exiting and many people suffer. They don&#8217;t care if they are children. They make you wait in line until your turn comes even if it&#8217;s very cold. Children also have to go through controls,\u201d Nasim* tells us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e08c8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e08c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>. Those who stay in the communal areas also face a condition of constant surveillance, as they report that the surveillance cameras inside the restaurants operate 24\/7. This is in violation of these individuals\u2019 privacy, who are forced to live in crowded conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a2d53 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16a2d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe are making complaints. We tell them that we need to stay in a container, to have privacy. They tell us they don&#8217;t have space,\u201d says Amir*.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e41d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7e41d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4a312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae4a312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Police violence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c105b57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c105b57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f179c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17f179c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The issue of police violence in the CCAC has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ked-nisia-aigaiou.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mentioned<\/a>\u00a0in an RSA publication in May 2023. As Joanna Begiazi from Human Rights Legal Project (HRLP) points out, there are unfortunately still instances of police violence within the structure. In particular, she cites an incident in which she and another colleague were present during a riot squad operation during a peaceful protest of residents in early January.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51ab3a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d51ab3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThere were a lot of people waiting near the gate to go to services including to the National Public Health Organisation. There was a spontaneous protest and people were chanting &#8216;asylum, asylum&#8217;. There were children, women and men. It didn&#8217;t seem like something violent or something that would escalate. Suddenly a riot squad appears and attacks. We were close by. We asked for the camera footage to be investigated and it will probably be given to us. They also arrested someone on charges of inciting disobedience and disturbing the peace. A little girl was crying and her parents were complaining that she had been beaten. There was no administrative staff to serve the people and the response was excessive violence.\u201d, says\u00a0Joanna Begiazi from Human Rights Legal Project (HRLP)<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0627314 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0627314\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f03ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98f03ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Homeless recognised refugees on the island<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff7f5b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff7f5b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd42bfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd42bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Samos, there are now homeless refugee families, while waiting to receive their travel documents. These problems have been exacerbated by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/helios-new-interruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recurrent interruptions<\/a>\u00a0of the HELIOS programme, which is the only programme in Greece for integration and housing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba8288 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ba8288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cPeople on fast track procedures receive their protection status but have to wait 2-3 months to receive passports. They have no money. We had identified recognised families with children on the streets, even with babies. There are recognised refugee single men living in abandoned buildings. They have very few options in Samos and they have no money,\u201d stresses an employee in the field who wishes to remain anonymous.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e615ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e615ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39bc189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39bc189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Until recently there was tolerance regarding their stay in the CCAC, due to humanitarian reasons, and recognised refugees were not asked to leave the CCAC immediately once they received their status. According to information from the field, due to overcrowding, they now send them a notice asking them to leave the structure in one month.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95e2d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e95e2d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca7162b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca7162b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joint statement of 20 civil society organisations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd0463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddd0463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the disgraceful living conditions, lack of access to healthcare, as well as the de facto detention of newly arrived people, 20 civil society organisations, including Refugee Support Aegean (RSA), have co-signed and published a joint statement, on Wednesday 31 January, titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/joint-statement-samos-ccac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Not again in 2024: Call for upholding human rights in the Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre<\/a>\u201d. With this statement, we call for the closure of the Samos CCAC, for fundamental human rights respect and for adequate accommodation for people, within communities and in housing, in humane and dignified conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63065e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63065e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea9820 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ea9820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f36fbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f36fbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*The testimonies have been kept anonymous to protect safety and privacy.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disgraceful living conditions prevail in the overcrowded Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) in Samos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":18641,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[250,239,8,5,137],"tags":[301,18],"class_list":{"0":"post-18528","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hotspots","8":"category-briefings","9":"category-news-2","10":"category-publications","11":"category-topics","12":"tag-2024-2","13":"tag-featured"},"menu_order":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18528"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18665,"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18528\/revisions\/18665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}