'Grant Us The Simple Rights Animals Have' – Mental Health Crisis In Kara Tepe Highlights Deficiencies Of EU's Asylum And Migration Policies – The Organization for World Peace
A report published by the International Rescue Committee on 17 th December (IRC) details a severe mental health crisis affecting at least 15,000 refugees entrapped for years in the 32-hectare Kara Tepe camps on the Greek island of Lesvos. Accounts of severe mental health conditions, including depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), self-harming, psychosis, and sleeping problems were included in the report. Also detailing the shortcomings of the EU’s asylum and migration policies, the report sets out proposals for immediate action to address this collective marked deterioration in...