Greece, Athens

Omonia Police Station / Omonoia Police Department

Greece

Status

Last documented use

2024

Type: Police station or jail (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Police (Governmental)

Detains: Not Available

Deaths at facility Conditions complaints? Mistreatment complaints?
Yes

2024

YES

2025

Yes
Greece

31,975

Migration Detainees

30,631

Migration Detainee Entries

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FACILITY NAMES
Omonia Police Station / Omonoia Police Department
Location

Country: Greece

City & Region: Greece, Athens, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 37.98579534833, 23.727818525719

Contact Information
Veratzerou 24,104 32

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Last documented use
2024
In use
2024
In use
2021
Last documented use
2018
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Police station or jail
2021
Criminal
Police station or jail
2018
Management
Management
Type
Year
Police
Governmental
2018

DETAINEES

SIZE & POPULATION

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2025
2024
2024
2024
2024
2024
2018
2018
2018
2018

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2018

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

The Agios Panteleimonas and Omonoia police departments in central Athens are among the most notorious for police violence in Greece, previously linked to torture, ill-treatment, and deaths in custody."

2024

2024

Yes

“Omonia has faced repeated allegations of abuse and obstruction of investigations, including a 2008 death in custody documented by the CPT.”

2008

2008

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Outdoor Space

No

2024

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
2024
N.A.
2008
Reports of Injury/Physical Harm
Injury/physical harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
2025
Yes
2024

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Personal Cell Phones

No

2025

No

2024

No

2023