On September 21, 2024, HRLP alerted the Greek National Commission for Human Rights (Εθνική Επιτροπή για τα Δικαιώματα του Ανθρώπου (ΕΕΔΑ)) of the unlawful detention in inhumane and degrading conditions of asylum-seekers in the Closed and Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) of Samos.
The Greek National Commission for Human Rights is an independent national institution for the protection and promotion of human rights (NHRI). HRLP had first communicated with the National Commission on September 4, 2024. In the absence of reply, HRLP sent the attached report to the National Commission.
It informs the National Commission of the unlawful detention of newly arrived people brought to the CCAC while awaiting the registration of their application for international protection. It describes the inhumane and degrading conditions of such detention, including the disregard for the special needs of vulnerable asylum-seekers.
This report was sent three days after the European Court of Human Rights granted interim measures requested by HRLP on behalf of a woman, survivor of SGBV., and her 6 months old daughter who has a congenital heart disease. HRLP had argued that given the applicants' vulnerabilities, by illegally detaining them inside the CCAC, the Greek authorities were subjecting them to inhumane and degrading treatment. On September 19, 2023, the European Court granted the interim measures and indicated to the government of Greece to ensure that the second applicant be provided with appropriate medical care and that both applicants should be ensured adequate living conditions, taking into account their extreme vulnerability.
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