SECTION 1: STRUCTURE OF THE CCAC
"They didn't build that place for us"
On the design of the camp two respondents commented:
They built it for their selfish interests, they built it because maybe they have
family in this place. The fences, the restrictions… they didn’t build that place
for us.
There is not enough area for your special place, special life. Anyone needs
some area to pray, to move.
On the prison-like structure of the CCAC two respondents explained:
It is very difficult for us in the camp; very, very difficult. The camp is a prison.
We live like prisoners in the camp.
Even in my country, I have
never been in a prison like
this place. Our freedom is
limited. It’s a place we
call 'the next African
prison'.
Minds
are
destroyed.
Mentally,
psychological illness is
killing people in this
camp. People lost lives,
lost babies, lost families.
We came here because
we needed protection. We
expected a house, not a
prison.
Sign used during a protest that took place in the CCAC in
April 2023.
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