{"id":21423,"date":"2024-12-10T13:38:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T11:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/?p=21423"},"modified":"2024-12-10T13:38:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T11:38:52","slug":"samos-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/samos-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Samos"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21423\" class=\"elementor elementor-21423 elementor-21129\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ebe231 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ebe231\" 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-5f85794 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f85794\" 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\">Samos<\/h1>\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-c5b6fa7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c5b6fa7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba97cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"ba97cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7e1ac11\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Published: <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>December 10, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9714c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd9714c\" 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-20e67e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20e67e0\" 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>Read more:<\/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-db9e8a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"db9e8a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d8eb428 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMain report on all the islands\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-68232b2 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t|\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-56c6c37 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/lesvos-2024\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLesvos\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a4d12da elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/leros-2024\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeros\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4db1890 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/kos-2024\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKos\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d012fbe elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/chios-2024\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChios\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\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-c5f7d57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5f7d57\" 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-1c9f9cc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c9f9cc\" 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 Samos facility operates at full capacity for extended periods, leading to significant shortages in meeting even the most basic needs. The Pre-Removal Detention Centre (PROKEKA) within the CCAC is not functioning only as a detention space but rather as accommodation for asylum seekers. By late October, asylum seekers were even residing in communal areas, a situation similar to what <a href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/disgraceful-conditions-samos-ccac\/\">occurred<\/a> during the same period last year due to overcrowding.<\/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-ff3cb04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff3cb04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93543ee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93543ee\" 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\">Key statistics for the Samos CCAC<\/h2>\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-01cd66d e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01cd66d\" 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-7effddd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7effddd\" 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\/20698775\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/20698775\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"chart visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7a8ca elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2b7a8ca\" 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-table\" data-src=\"visualisation\/20698769\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/20698769\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"table visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057180a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"057180a\" 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\/20698857\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/20698857\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"chart visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ddfdb4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8ddfdb4\" 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\/20698864\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/20698864\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"chart visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-418f55d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"418f55d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f305b97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f305b97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f01ab08 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f01ab08\" 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\">Newcomers in quarantine<\/h2>\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-a827ef5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a827ef5\" 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-831895b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"831895b\" 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>Newcomers are placed in quarantine upon their arrival in Samos, where men, women, and children are housed together in shared spaces. COVID-19 testing is conducted there. The quarantine lasts between 3 and 10 days until appropriate housing becomes available. Reports and testimonies from residents indicate that no personal hygiene items are provided by the CCAC, and they lack access to showers. They sleep on the floor on thin mats (similar to yoga mats). Meals are delivered to them there during their stay in quarantine.<\/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-910a2b7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"910a2b7\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During our visit to the CCAC, we met an asylum seeker who had been in this condition for 10 days. During registration by the police, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX) is present and assists. From the completion of their full asylum application registration to the interview, a period of about one month typically elapses. However, this timeframe varies depending on the language of the interview, with Arabic speakers sometimes having their interviews in a shorter time. The time required for issuing decisions also depends on the number of cases being examined and the availability of interpreters.<\/span><\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ff433 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51ff433\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9dfb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b9dfb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-257591f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"257591f\" 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\">Lack of running and drinking water<\/h2>\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-c35df8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c35df8d\" 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-79b4421 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79b4421\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most pressing issues at the Samos CCAC is the severe shortage of running and drinking water, despite the systems <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/migration.gov.gr\/ked-samoy-kleisti-elegchomeni-domi-samoy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum regarding water supply and conservation. Similar issues were observed in previous years. Since there is no connection to a central water system, water is collected and distributed via tanker trucks connected to the facility&#8217;s main supply points.<\/span><\/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-9ea2e4f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ea2e4f\" 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>Running water is only available for a few hours daily and varies by sector within the facility. Refugees we spoke to reported that running water was available for 4 to 7 hours a day, insufficient for daily hygiene (showers, toilets) or cleaning needs (clothing and living spaces). They also noted that the water appeared dirty. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f7a97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0f7a97\" 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-2953c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2953c4a\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testimony<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530e9f3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"530e9f3\" 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>\u201cWhen we take a shower, the water seems unclean. It has a slightly yellow colour, but we don\u2019t have any other choice [&#8230;] . Once I made tea with it, and it was dirty, as if it had oil in it\u201d &#8211; Farzan*, asylum seeker from Iran<\/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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25660a9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25660a9\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although there is a designated area with washing machines in the CCAC, it is not operational due to water shortages.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The facility&#8217;s operational issues also affect the Regional Asylum Office of Samos, located within the CCAC. During the RSA team&#8217;s visit, there was no running water in the office&#8217;s toilet, nor was there any drinking or bottled water available when requested by a team member. When we inquired about the water shortage with the Reception and Identification Service, we received in their response (as of November 11, 2024) that: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA contract for the facility&#8217;s water supply was signed on 30 May 2024, with a contractor. Additionally, water is drawn from a borehole within the CCAC, which yields an average of 77.71 m\u00b3 per 24 hours. It should be noted that the Municipality of East Samos ceased providing water to the CCAC on 14 June 2024. The RIC and CCAC Directorate, particularly the RIS, has submitted a request to extend the water supply agreement with the contractor to ensure uninterrupted water provision until 31 March 2025, as well as a new request for water supply procurement to cover all of 2025.\u201d <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No further response was received regarding the hours during which water is available at the CCAC, effectively confirming the issue of intermittent running water.<\/span><\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb80d9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb80d9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ba1946 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ba1946\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2401ae2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2401ae2\" 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\">Unacceptable living conditions - Beds without mattresses<\/h2>\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-5563f8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5563f8a\" 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-cbf6cd8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbf6cd8\" 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 stark contrast to the sophisticated and ultra-modern security systems at the entrance to the CCAC, we observed during our visit that the situation inside the facility was chaotic and labyrinthine. Fences and security personnel were everywhere, with no signs indicating where the services were located. Additionally, there was dust, trash, and overflowing garbage bins scattered throughout the site.<\/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-b37a1f3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b37a1f3\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The condition of the containers was particularly concerning. Many were filthy, infested with bedbugs and cockroaches, while most beds lacked mattresses. Blankets were seemingly shared among residents, while there were broken plumbing fixtures overflowing with sewage, and blackened, dirty sanitary facilities (toilets, sinks, and showers). This situation was evident even in sectors housing families and vulnerable populations, who reportedly live in better conditions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f672956 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f672956\" 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-32fa9e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32fa9e1\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testimony\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21692fc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21692fc\" 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 is a lot of humidity; our legs and backs hurt. There are many cockroaches and insects that bite the children. [\u2026] The door to our home doesn\u2019t lock. We asked them to fix it, but they didn\u2019t\u201d &#8211; Arash*, refugee from Iran and father of three children<\/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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37745db elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37745db\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refugees are compelled to purchase themselves essential items that should ordinarily be provided by the facility.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f0e75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74f0e75\" 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-b401c45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b401c45\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testimony\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6adcef5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6adcef5\" 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 bought a mattress for my pregnant wife and daughter. I sleep on a thin mat on the floor\u201d &#8211; Amin*, Palestinian refugee, husband to a heavily pregnant woman, and father of a three-year-old girl<\/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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1fc0c7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1fc0c7\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some containers lacked even basic amenities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4005c83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4005c83\" 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-2eb2ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2eb2ed0\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testimony\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6718d81 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6718d81\" 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>\u201cAll our bathrooms have broken sinks from which water flows. [\u2026] When we arrived, there were no beds; we found some from other containers [\u2026]. We don\u2019t have mattresses; they didn\u2019t even give us blankets at first\u201d &#8211; Abdalla*, asylum seeker from Sudan<\/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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f58b0c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f58b0c\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Residents attempt to reuse items left by previous occupants to meet their needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f0ee1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25f0ee1\" 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-095b306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"095b306\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testimony\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a8538 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9a8538\" 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 took a blanket and a mattress from an emptied container. I tried to clean it myself. [\u2026] I wasn\u2019t allowed to bring disinfectant spray into the CCAC to clean it\u201d &#8211; Farzan*, refugee from Iran and a torture survivor<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7829093 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7829093\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-119aa50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"119aa50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c58ace elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c58ace\" 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\">Lack of basic hygiene items<\/h2>\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-4fde808 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fde808\" 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-a314c1e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a314c1e\" 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>Residents do not all receive essential hygiene items, such as soap or toilet paper. Newcomers are given a voucher by the Reception and Identification Service and then address the organisation Eurorelief to receive shoes and clothes. For the rest of their stay, they must procure hygiene items themselves. Even unaccompanied minors are not provided with basic personal hygiene products. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0664134 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0664134\" 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-563f62d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"563f62d\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testimony\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7f929 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e7f929\" 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 only gave me a pair of shoes, a shirt, and a small bar of soap. Nothing else &#8211; not even shampoo or a toothbrush\u201d &#8211; Abdalla*<\/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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f17639 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f17639\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local residents in Samos voluntarily collect and distribute necessary items (clothing, shoes, etc.) to those staying in the facility.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of October, residents lacked soap for washing clothes and bodies, as well as shampoo and blankets, despite falling temperatures. Families with children attending school were deprived of these necessities, along with the general population. Daily meals are distributed all at once, once per day. Each resident receives three litres of bottled water as part of the catering, according to the Reception and Identification Service\u2019s response to us (as of 11\/11\/2024). Newly arrived residents are provided with a \u201cfood card\u201d to access meals after leaving quarantine, in order to be able to queue for them. However, a particularly vulnerable family, including a heavily pregnant woman who had been hospitalised upon arrival and a three-year-old child, was not issued a food card even five days after their registration, leaving them without any interim solution.<\/span><\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cd5e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17cd5e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8069080 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8069080\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c5c22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86c5c22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076baa1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"076baa1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b31cff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b31cff\" 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\">Absence of essential medical services in the CCAC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87fd3dc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87fd3dc\" 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 facility faces significant shortages of doctors, medicines, and medical supplies. According to the Reception and Identification Service\u2019s response to us (as of 11\/11\/2024), there is no doctor on-site, only four nurses, two social workers, one psychologist, and one laboratory radiology technologist. The chronic understaffing of medical personnel persists in the facility.<\/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-5a2d9ac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a2d9ac\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asylum seekers do not have health cards, and preventive check-ups and screenings are entirely absent. None of the refugees we spoke to had undergone preventive medical screening beyond COVID-19 testing. Additionally, we noted a lack of organised mass vaccination initiatives for minors, with vaccinations mandated only for school enrolment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The facility does not stock even basic medicines, while there have been periodic appeals to NGOs to cover for them. Referrals are made to the Samos Hospital, which is itself critically <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/samostoday.gr\/%CE%AD%CE%BD%CF%89%CF%83%CE%B7-%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%83%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%8E%CE%BD-%CE%B9%CE%B1%CF%84%CF%81%CF%8E%CE%BD-%CF%83%CE%AC%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B7-%CE%BA%CE%B1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">understaffed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Moreover, significant communication issues with patients from the facility arise at the hospital due to a lack of interpreters. Many cases are handled by the M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) Day Care Centre in Vathy. MSF also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/msf.gr\/in-greece\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">operates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a mobile unit within the facility three times a week, providing transportation for patients between the CCAC and the Day Care Centre. They also maintain a presence at the hospital from Monday to Friday and respond to the emergency medical needs of new arrivals through their Emergency Medical Assistance teams.<\/span><\/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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1edf0b1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1edf0b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:75,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/samos_googlemaps_vertical.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"samos_googlemaps_vertical\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjExNjYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yc2FlZ2Vhbi5vcmdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzEyXC9zYW1vc19nb29nbGVtYXBzX3ZlcnRpY2FsLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/samos_googlemaps_vertical-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21166\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/samos_googlemaps_vertical-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/samos_googlemaps_vertical-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/samos_googlemaps_vertical-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/samos_googlemaps_vertical-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/samos_googlemaps_vertical-400x711.jpg 400w, https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/samos_googlemaps_vertical.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-85bad15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"85bad15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9623dca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9623dca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b82fb15 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b82fb15\" 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\">Serious shortcomings in identifying vulnerabilities<\/h2>\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-ec4d838 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec4d838\" 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-36f3d2c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36f3d2c\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our meetings with refugees confirmed severe deficiencies in identifying, supporting and further assessing vulnerable populations, a clear consequence of the medical staff shortages. Asylum seekers attend their asylum interviews without prior vulnerability assessments. Often, this process is postponed until later stages, after first registration, either upon referral by NGO lawyers who happen to represent vulnerable asylum seekers or during the asylum interview by the Asylum Service. Among those we met, only one survivor of a shipwreck, whose pregnant partner drowned, was referred to a psychologist. A heavily pregnant woman who had been hospitalised upon arrival was not identified as vulnerable. Similarly, a single male survivor of torture requested to speak with a psychologist from the CCAC but had not received assistance as of our visit date.<\/span><\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce443a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce443a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a36ff8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a36ff8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d968e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d968e4\" 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-06df819 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06df819\" 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><strong>Detention facilities at the Samos Police Directorate<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 9 October, an RSA team visited the detention facilities at the Samos Police Directorate. We observed poor conditions within the detention areas. There is no outdoor space for the people, and natural light is only available through an air shaft on one side of the detention area. There are no showers or hot water, and detainees are not provided with personal hygiene items or phone cards. Detainees are held in three cells with a capacity of 12 people each. During our visit, there were 8 detainees. The duration of stay in these facilities ranges from 3 to 10 days, depending on the availability of transfer.<\/span><\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e76ee0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e76ee0\" 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;\"><em>*Names of persons cited in this publication have been changed to protect safety and privacy.<\/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-eda937c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eda937c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f718fd4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f718fd4\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d694c59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d694c59\" 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-67da3a8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67da3a8\" 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;\">Read also<\/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-eb681ab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb681ab\" 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;\">Main report on all the islands<\/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-b32fdc7 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b32fdc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/refugee-facilities-on-the-aegean-islands\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Refugee facilities on the Aegean islands<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-e99de76 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e99de76\" 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-2efa02e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2efa02e\" 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;\">The situation in the CCACs in detail by island:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0330d38 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0330d38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e43db elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f3e43db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/chios-2024\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Chios<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-930026c elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"930026c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/leros-2024\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Leros<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-703d2e2 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"703d2e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/lesvos-2024\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Lesvos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-f2ddf02 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f2ddf02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/kos-2024\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Kos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31c7ea elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d31c7ea\" 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-32f72c2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32f72c2\" 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;\">Available also in greek \/ \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac<\/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-454c4b4 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"454c4b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/el\/samos-2024\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">\u03a3\u03ac\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-4acbe67 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4acbe67\" 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-b62cfd7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b62cfd7\" 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;\">Our previous publication on the situation in Leros (2023)<\/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-d58c425 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d58c425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/rsaegean.org\/en\/samos-2023\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Leros, 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa2e873 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa2e873\" 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;\">Refugee Support Aegean (RSA), December 2024<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The situation in the CCAC on 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