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.

Categories of detainees

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

Mistreatment Complaints

Observation date

Yes

2016

Access

Deaths

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)

Ownership

Budgetary information

Area of authority