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Journal Article > Commentary

EU migration policies drive health crisis on Greek islands

Orcutt M, Mussa R, Hiam L, Veizis A, McCann S, Papadimitriou E, Ponthieu A, Knipper M
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Abstract
Restrictive migration policies that deny migrants and asylum seekers their right to health—a fundamental right enshrined in universal human rights declarations and treaties since 1948—are increasingly prevalent globally. They are the result of the so-called migration crisis that is a politically made humanitarian crisis. States are criminalising people who are in some of the most vulnerable situations, often also denying their right to seek asylum and right to health. Such policies are particularly apparent in situations of indefinite containment, such as on the Greek Islands (Chios, Kos, Leros, Lesvos, and Samos), where people are contained in EU-supported hotspot facilities in overcrowded, unhealthy, and undignified conditions.
Countries
Greece
Subject Area
displaced populationsmigrationaccess to health care
Collections
Medical and humanitarian harms of restrictive European migration policies
DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(19)33175-7
Published Date
01-Feb-2020
PubMed ID
31948786
Languages
English
Journal
Lancet
Volume / Issue / Pages
Volume 395, Issue 10225, Pages 668-670
Issue Date
01-Feb-2020
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