Amygdaleza pre-removal detention centre
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Status
Center status Show sources
| Status | Observation date |
|---|---|
| In use | 2018 |
| Greek Council for Refugees, “Country report: Greece,” Asylum Information Database (AIDA), European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), December 2016, http://www.asylumineurope.org/reports/country/greece. | |
| Greek Council for Refugees, Telephone conversation with Izabella Majcher (Global Detention Project), 24 August 2017 | |
| Greek Council for Refugees, “Country report: Greece,” Asylum Information Database (AIDA), European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), March 2019, http://www.asylumineurope.org/sites/default/files/report-download/aida_gr_2018update.pdf | |
Typology
GDP facility typology Show sources
| Category Filter | Type | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative | Immigration detention centre | 2012 |
| Greek Council for Refugees, “Country report: Greece,” Asylum Information Database (AIDA), European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), December 2016, http://www.asylumineurope.org/reports/country/greece. | ||
| Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection, Letter to Access Info Europe and the Global Detention Project responding to freedom of information request. 17 September 2013. | ||
Operating Period
Operating period Show sources
| Year of Entry | Year Ceased |
|---|---|
| 2012 | |
| Email to Izabella Majcher (Global Detention Project). 12 November 2012. | |
Contact Information
City and region
| Amygdaleza, Attica |
Address & contact
| Thrakomakedonon 162 Acharnes 136 72 Greece |
OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Management and Services
Management Show sources
| Name | Type | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Police | Governmental | 2016 |
| Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on his mission to Greece, A/HRC/35/25/Add.2, 24 April 2017, http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Migration/SRMigrants/Pages/CountryVisits.aspx. | ||
| Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau: Addendum: Mission to Greece. A/HRC/23/46/Add.4. 17 April 2013 | ||
Security
Security Regime Show sources
| Security Level | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Secure | 2016 |
| Greek Council for Refugees, “Country report: Greece,” Asylum Information Database (AIDA), European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), December 2016, http://www.asylumineurope.org/reports/country/greece. | |
Detention timeframe
Maximum official detention period at facility Show sources
| Length | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Long-term (more than 20 days) | 2016 |
| Greek Council for Refugees, “Country report: Greece,” Asylum Information Database (AIDA), European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), December 2016, http://www.asylumineurope.org/reports/country/greece. | |
| AITIMA, FORGOTTEN: Administratively detained irregular migrants and asylum seekers, October 2016, http://www.aitima.gr/index.php/en/news/324-10-october-2016-new-aitima-report-forgotten. | |
Size and population
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility) Show sources
| Type | Capacity | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Standard capacity | 2000 | 2018 |
| Greek Council for Refugees, “Country report: Greece,” Asylum Information Database (AIDA), European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), December 2016, http://www.asylumineurope.org/reports/country/greece. | ||
| Greek Council for Refugees, “Country report: Greece,” Asylum Information Database (AIDA), European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), March 2019, http://www.asylumineurope.org/sites/default/files/report-download/aida_gr_2018update.pdf | ||
| Standard capacity | 1665 | 2013 |
| Wave of protests by migrants in greek detention centers continues. 9 April 2013. | ||
| Standard capacity | 1642 | 2013 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Greek Government on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 4 to 16 April 2013, CPT/Inf (2014) 26, 16 October 2014 | ||
Reported population at a specific time Show sources
| Number | Observation date |
|---|---|
| 459 | 2018 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), “Report to the Government of Greece on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 10 to 19 April 2018,” CPT/Inf (2019) 4, February 2019, https://rm.coe.int/1680930c9a | |
| 240 | 2016 |
| AITIMA, FORGOTTEN: Administratively detained irregular migrants and asylum seekers, October 2016, http://www.aitima.gr/index.php/en/news/324-10-october-2016-new-aitima-report-forgotten. | |
| 280 | 2015 |
| AITIMA, FORGOTTEN: Administratively detained irregular migrants and asylum seekers, October 2016, http://www.aitima.gr/index.php/en/news/324-10-october-2016-new-aitima-report-forgotten. | |
| 1624 | 2013 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Greek Government on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 4 to 16 April 2013, CPT/Inf (2014) 26, 16 October 2014 | |
Conditions
Reports of adequate or inadequate conditions Show sources
| Adequate or Inadequate? | Detention centre conditions | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Inadequate | Hygiene | 2018 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), “Report to the Government of Greece on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 10 to 19 April 2018,” CPT/Inf (2019) 4, February 2019, https://rm.coe.int/1680930c9a | ||
| Adequate | Freedom of movement within facility | 2018 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), “Report to the Government of Greece on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 10 to 19 April 2018,” CPT/Inf (2019) 4, February 2019, https://rm.coe.int/1680930c9a | ||
| Inadequate | Recreation | 2018 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), “Report to the Government of Greece on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 10 to 19 April 2018,” CPT/Inf (2019) 4, February 2019, https://rm.coe.int/1680930c9a | ||
| Inadequate | Medical care | 2018 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), “Report to the Government of Greece on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 10 to 19 April 2018,” CPT/Inf (2019) 4, February 2019, https://rm.coe.int/1680930c9a | ||
| Adequate | Official registry of detainees | 2018 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), “Report to the Government of Greece on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 10 to 19 April 2018,” CPT/Inf (2019) 4, February 2019, https://rm.coe.int/1680930c9a | ||
| Adequate | Hygiene | 2013 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Greek Government on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 4 to 16 April 2013, CPT/Inf (2014) 26, 16 October 2014 | ||
| Adequate | State of repair | 2013 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Greek Government on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 4 to 16 April 2013, CPT/Inf (2014) 26, 16 October 2014 | ||
| Adequate | Lighting | 2013 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Greek Government on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 4 to 16 April 2013, CPT/Inf (2014) 26, 16 October 2014 | ||
| Adequate | Ventilation | 2013 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Greek Government on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 4 to 16 April 2013, CPT/Inf (2014) 26, 16 October 2014 | ||
| Adequate | Freedom of movement within facility | 2013 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Greek Government on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 4 to 16 April 2013, CPT/Inf (2014) 26, 16 October 2014 | ||
| Inadequate | Medical care | 2013 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Report to the Greek Government on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 4 to 16 April 2013, CPT/Inf (2014) 26, 16 October 2014 | ||
BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Custodial authority
Custodial authority Show sources
| Agency | Ministry | Ministry Typology | Observation date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection | Internal or Public Security | 2016 | |
| Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on his mission to Greece, A/HRC/35/25/Add.2, 24 April 2017, http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Migration/SRMigrants/Pages/CountryVisits.aspx. | |||
| Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau: Addendum: Mission to Greece. A/HRC/23/46/Add.4. 17 April 2013 | |||
