Asylum Seekers’ Hell in a Greek ‘Hotspot’

Expand Moria hotspot on the island of Lesbos. Poor living conditions in the camp and overcrowded hotspots, with little to no access to basic services, such as sanitation and proper shelter, are key factors that contribute to psychological distress. © September 2017 Private/Human Rights Watch “There is no peace, no safety, no dignity in Moria. It’s worse than jail. We are not treated as belonging to society, as human beings,” Roula, a Syrian mother of two small children told me. She was among dozens of people I interviewed in late September about conditions in the so-called Moria hotspot, a…

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