Council of Europe slams Greece's treatment of migrants

Greek detention officers treat migrants "like caged animals" and prison conditions for Greek inmates have deteriorated, the Council of Europe's anti-torture committee said in a report Tuesday. Publishing a detailed account of a study completed last March but kept under seal pending a response from Athens, the panel lamented poor hygiene conditions, overcrowding and inadequate medical attention for migrants. It describes a cell holding families with small children as being "in an execrable state", with toilets not working and sewage on the floors.
(10.01.2012) AFP
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