Asylum seekers describe 'prison-like' conditions in emergency accommodations

Having no floor space for children to crawl or learn to walk, and feeling like they’re living in a “prison” are some of the stark conditions described by asylum seekers in a new study.

Migrant rights organisation Doras launched the research, examining and comparing living conditions in permanent International Protection Accommodation Services (Ipas) and emergency accommodation.

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