Petrou Ralli pre-removal detention centre
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Status
Center status Show sources
| Status | Observation date |
|---|---|
| In use | 2018 |
| Email correspondence with Izabella Majcher, GDP. October 2013. | |
| 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 | |
| In use | 2009 |
| Greek Ministry of Interior. 2009. Response of the Government of Greece to the report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on its visit to Greece from 23 to 29 September. Strasbourg: CPT. CPT/Inf (2009) 21. 30 June 2009. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/grc/2009-21-inf-eng.pdf (accessed 29 July 2009) | |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT). 2009. 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 23 to 29 September 2008. Strasbourg: CPT. CPT/Inf/ (2009) 20. 30 June 2009. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/grc/2009-20-inf-eng.htm (accessed 29 July 2009) | |
| European Parliament, Report from the LIBE Committee Delegation on the Visit to Greece (Samos and Athens), Brussels, July 2, 2007, http://www.cir-onlus.org/RApportoLIBE2007.pdf (accessed August 28, 2007). | |
Typology
GDP facility typology Show sources
| Category Filter | Type | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative | Immigration detention centre | 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 Facility Documentation: Petrou Rally Alien Holding Facility. Global Detention Project. 10 December 2011. | ||
| Administrative | Immigration detention centre | 2009 |
| European Parliament. 2007. Report from the LIBE Committee Delegation on the Visit to Greece (Samos and Athens). Brussels. 2 July 2007. http://www.cir-onlus.org/RApportoLIBE2007.pdf (accessed 28 August 2007) | ||
Operating Period
Operating period Show sources
| Year of Entry | Year Ceased |
|---|---|
| 2005 | |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Petrou Rally Alien Holding Facility. Global Detention Project. 10 December 2011. | |
Contact Information
City and region
| Athens, Attika |
Address & contact
| 24, Petrou Ralli Street, Athens. |
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 | ||
| Attika Foreigners Directorate | Governmental | 2009 |
| Greek Ministry of Interior. 2009. Response of the Government of Greece to the report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on its visit to Greece from 23 to 29 September. Strasbourg: CPT. CPT/Inf (2009) 21. 30 June 2009. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/grc/2009-21-inf-eng.pdf (accessed 29 July 2009) | ||
Outsourced services and non-state actors Show sources
| Provider | Service | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Intervention | Health 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 | ||
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. | |
| 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 13 to 18 April and 19 to 25 July 2016, CPT/Inf (2017) 25, September 2017, http://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/greece. | |
| Secure | 2009 |
| European Parliament. 2007. Report from the LIBE Committee Delegation on the Visit to Greece (Samos and Athens). Brussels. 2 July 2007. http://www.cir-onlus.org/RApportoLIBE2007.pdf (accessed 28 August 2007) | |
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. | |
| 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 13 to 18 April and 19 to 25 July 2016, CPT/Inf (2017) 25, September 2017, http://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/greece. | |
Demographics
Demographics Show sources
| Name | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Adult women | 2011 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Petrou Rally Alien Holding Facility. Global Detention Project. 10 December 2011. | |
| Adult men | 2011 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Petrou Rally Alien Holding Facility. Global Detention Project. 10 December 2011. | |
| Unaccompanied minors | 2011 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Petrou Rally Alien Holding Facility. Global Detention Project. 10 December 2011. | |
| Families | 2011 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Petrou Rally Alien Holding Facility. Global Detention Project. 10 December 2011. | |
Segregation
Gender segregation Show sources
| Gender Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 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 | |
| Yes | 2011 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Petrou Rally Alien Holding Facility. Global Detention Project. 10 December 2011. | |
| Yes | 2009 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT). 2009. 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 23 to 29 September 2008. Strasbourg: CPT. CPT/Inf/ (2009) 20. 30 June 2009. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/grc/2009-20-inf-eng.htm (accessed 29 July 2009) | |
| European Parliament. 2007. Report from the LIBE Committee Delegation on the Visit to Greece (Samos and Athens). Brussels. 2 July 2007. http://www.cir-onlus.org/RApportoLIBE2007.pdf (accessed 28 August 2007) | |
Age segregation Show sources
| Age Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2011 |
| Detention Facility Documentation: Petrou Rally Alien Holding Facility. Global Detention Project. 10 December 2011. | |
Size and population
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility) Show sources
| Type | Capacity | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Standard capacity | 340 | 2018 |
| 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 | 370 | 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. | ||
| Standard capacity | 340 | 2013 |
| Email correspondence with Izabella Majcher, GDP. October 2013. | ||
| Standard capacity | 380 | 2007 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT). 2009. 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 23 to 29 September 2008. Strasbourg: CPT. CPT/Inf/ (2009) 20. 30 June 2009. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/grc/2009-20-inf-eng.htm (accessed 29 July 2009) | ||
| European Parliament. 2007. Report from the LIBE Committee Delegation on the Visit to Greece (Samos and Athens). Brussels. 2 July 2007. http://www.cir-onlus.org/RApportoLIBE2007.pdf (accessed 28 August 2007) | ||
Average daily population Show sources
| Number | Observation date |
|---|---|
| 20 | 2008 |
| Greek Ministry of Interior. 2009. Response of the Government of Greece to the report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on its visit to Greece from 23 to 29 September. Strasbourg: CPT. CPT/Inf (2009) 21. 30 June 2009. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/grc/2009-21-inf-eng.pdf (accessed 29 July 2009) | |
Reported population at a specific time Show sources
| Number | Observation date |
|---|---|
| 183 | 2016 |
| 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 13 to 18 April and 19 to 25 July 2016, CPT/Inf (2017) 25, September 2017, http://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/greece. | |
| 180 | 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. | |
| 191 | 2015 |
| 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 14 to 23 April 2015, CPT/Inf (2016) 4, March 2016, http://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/greece. | |
| 188 | 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 | |
| 259 | 2008 |
| 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 23-29 September 2008. CPT/Inf (2009) 20. 30 June 2009. | |
Conditions
Reports of adequate or inadequate conditions Show sources
| Adequate or Inadequate? | Detention centre conditions | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Inadequate | Hygiene | 2016 |
| 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 13 to 18 April and 19 to 25 July 2016, CPT/Inf (2017) 25, September 2017, http://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/greece. | ||
| Inadequate | Freedom of movement within facility | 2016 |
| 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 13 to 18 April and 19 to 25 July 2016, CPT/Inf (2017) 25, September 2017, http://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/greece. | ||
| Inadequate | Outdoor exercise | 2016 |
| 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 13 to 18 April and 19 to 25 July 2016, CPT/Inf (2017) 25, September 2017, http://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/greece. | ||
| Inadequate | Medical care | 2016 |
| 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 13 to 18 April and 19 to 25 July 2016, CPT/Inf (2017) 25, September 2017, http://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/greece. | ||
| Inadequate | Hygiene | 2015 |
| 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 14 to 23 April 2015, CPT/Inf (2016) 4, March 2016, http://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/greece. | ||
| Inadequate | Lighting | 2015 |
| 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 14 to 23 April 2015, CPT/Inf (2016) 4, March 2016, http://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/greece. | ||
| Inadequate | Medical care | 2015 |
| 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 14 to 23 April 2015, CPT/Inf (2016) 4, March 2016, http://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/greece. | ||
| Inadequate | Recreation | 2015 |
| 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 14 to 23 April 2015, CPT/Inf (2016) 4, March 2016, http://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/greece. | ||
| Inadequate | Outdoor exercise | 2015 |
| 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 14 to 23 April 2015, CPT/Inf (2016) 4, March 2016, http://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/greece. | ||
| Inadequate | Overcrowding | 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 | 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 | ||
| Inadequate | Outdoor exercise | 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 | Recreation | 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 | ||
Personnel
Mistreatment complaints Show sources
| Mistreatment Complaints | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2016 |
| 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 13 to 18 April and 19 to 25 July 2016,” CPT/Inf (2017) 25, September 2017, http://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/greece | |
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 | |||
| Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection | Internal or Public Security | 2009 | |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT). 2009. 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 23 to 29 September 2008. Strasbourg: CPT. CPT/Inf/ (2009) 20. 30 June 2009. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/grc/2009-20-inf-eng.htm (accessed 29 July 2009) | |||
