EU: Stop funding inhumanity! No more CCAC ‘prison camps’

Right now, the Greek government—backed by EU funding—is pushing ahead with the construction of a massive new detention-like facility for refugees and asylum seekers in Vastria, Lesvos. The Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) system, which is already operational on Lesvos, Samos, and other Aegean hotspot islands, is part of a system of containment and exclusion designed to isolate people in remote, prison-like camps rather than provide safe, humane reception conditions. 

Collective Aid and Samos Volunteers are calling on the European Commission to uphold its commitment to human rights and accountability. It must:

‼️ Take responsibility for its integral role in enforcing basic protection standards for people on the move in Greece.

‼️ Acknowledge that the current CCAC system is inhumane and wholly unfit for purpose.

‼️ Commit to a concrete roadmap for implementing a humane alternative solution for accommodating and supporting people who have made an asylum claim in Greece.

Click here for more information about the brutal CCAC system and to sign our petition.