May 2019 | Reception crisis in Northern Greece: three years of emergency solutions
INDEX
Intro ......................................................................................................................................... 3
1. PERSISTENT CHALLENGES: OVERCROWDING, AN EMERGENCY APPROACH AND
LACK OF LEGAL BASIS ........................................................................................................... 4
2. ΜAIN FINDINGS .................................................................................................................. 5
2.1. Insufficient services and impact upon refugees living in camps .......................... 6
2.2. Absence of a formal procedure for referrals of land border arrivals to camps .. 7
2.3. Recognized refugees at risk of homelessness and destitution following
Ministerial Decision ............................................................................................................ 8
2.4 The impact of life in camps for vulnerable groups: victims of torture ............... 9
2.5. Reception conditions .................................................................................................. 11
2.5.1. Diavata ................................................................................................................... 11
2.5.2. Nea Kavala ............................................................................................................ 13
2.5.3. Koutsochero ........................................................................................................... 15
2.5.4. Filippiada ................................................................................................................ 17
2.5.5 Vaghiochori ............................................................................................................. 19
3. ANNEX – Selected interviews ......................................................................................... 21
Diavata ............................................................................................................................. 21
Nea Kavala ...................................................................................................................... 23
Koutoschero ..................................................................................................................... 26
Filippiada .......................................................................................................................... 27
Vaghiochori ...................................................................................................................... 29
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