Moria refugee camp: Where refuge becomes torment

In September, Moria refugee camp was burned to the ground by the very refugees it was supposed to house. Kevin O’Regan recently visited the camp and explores the system of fear, inadequacy, and deprivation of human rights that led to this violent outburst. He asks why it is that grassroots initiatives can meet the needs of refugees whereas government-run camps are woefully, perhaps wilfully, lacking

N estled among the olive groves, the Moria refugee camp is a walled monstrosity, a blight against the idyllic backdrop of the Greek island of Lesvos. From afar it appears quiet, docile. But this belies the anger and frustration of the thousands of residents there, detained as they fled war and persecution.