Kos: The Greek Ombudsman intervenes on the systemic issue of long delays in the issuance of residence permits for recognised refugees and the exposure of two refugees to precarious living conditions
Following a complaint on behalf of two recognised refugees who, after being evicted from the Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) of Kos, found themselves in precarious living conditions and unable to exercise many of their rights, the Ombudsman called on the administration to immediately issue the complainants’ residence permits. In a letter to the authorities concerned, the Ombudsman also criticised the absence of a ministerial decision providing for the extension of the stay of certain categories of beneficiaries of international protection in the CCAC beyond a month after the delivery of a positive asylum decision, as well as the lack of a provision shortening the procedure for the issuance of residence permits.