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Lesvos Closed Controlled Access Centre, Kara Tepes, Mavrovouni (Photo: Greek ministry of asylum and migration)

Depriving migrants of food is policy in an EU member state — Greece

Beginning on May 18, the EU-funded Lesvos "Closed Controlled Access Centre" (CCAC), which houses over 2,000 asylum seekers, stopped providing food and water to adults residing in the camp that have either received international protection status or a final rejection of their asylum application.

This policy resulted in approximately

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Giovanna Garcia, is advocacy officer at Fenix Humanitarian Legal Aid in Lesvos and Athens, an NGO offering asylum seekers and migrants legal representation, case management, advocacy, and community engagement.

Lesvos Closed Controlled Access Centre, Kara Tepes, Mavrovouni (Photo: Greek ministry of asylum and migration)

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Author Bio

Giovanna Garcia, is advocacy officer at Fenix Humanitarian Legal Aid in Lesvos and Athens, an NGO offering asylum seekers and migrants legal representation, case management, advocacy, and community engagement.

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