Conclusion The CCAC consistently falls short of EU human rights standards. As explained by a respondent: We are supposed to be given protection, but we are having to beg for food. It’s our right to come and seek safety and European protection, food, water, shelter. None of it is given to us by the Greek authorities. This disregard for basic human rights caused frustration levels to rise in the structure, leading to protests being held by people in the CCAC. For example, on the 4th of May a letter addressed to the Samos Camp Management was shared by a group calling themselves “Concerned Asylum Seekers of the Samos Camp”. The letter highlighted the reasons behind the protests including being deprived of food and the prison-like environment of the CCAC: The food that is supplied to asylum seekers in the camp is not something to write home about, so poor and not enough to sustain us for the day [...] It has also come to our notice that we are like in the prison. Together the testimonies from asylum seekers on Samos challenge the narrative that CCACs are a humane and dignified way to accommodate people seeking protection in the EU. As one of the respondents demands: We need authorities to close the camp. To close the camp is my suggestion, close this camp and move us to another safe place. I Have Rights echoes this demand and calls for the closure of CCACs in Greece and for the accommodation of people seeking safety in dignified community-based housing schemes that respects their freedom of movement and allows them access to services and support. Researched and written by I Have Rights. The report was supported by funds of Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Office in Greece. Testimony collection supported by Samos Volunteers. Page 15