Italy: Refugees Live in Homelessness and Squalor
Maria Bethke and Dominik Bender, Pro Asyl Der Einzelfall Zählt 27 July 2011 Refugees in Italy – both asylum seekers, as well as those who already have obtained a protection status – live largely in absolute misery and homelessness. Most of them are ejected from the Italian basic accommodation system for asylum seekers after a maximum of six months and end up without any assistance to speak of. The state of affairs is documented in Pro Asyl’s February 2011 report “Zur Situation von Flüchtlingen in Italien” of which an English translation is now available. The authors, Maria Bethke and Dominik Read the full article…