MIGRASYL

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Friday, August 28, 2009

[Greece] UNHCR: detention of unaccompanied children in Lesvos

Earlier this week UNHCR staff visited the detention centre at Pagani on the Greek Island of Lesvos. They were shocked at the conditions in the facility, where more than 850 people are held, including 200 unaccompanied children, mostly from Afghanistan.