Migrants, the CIE* and the hotspots reminding of Lager. Between dirt, cold and loss of dignity

MeridioNews.it – The first report of the National Guarantor for the Rights of Detained and Semi-Detained Persons focuses on a long series of shortfalls which characterise the stay of foreign citizens arriving in Italy. In this context, structural problems are added to procedures casting doubt on whether rules are being respected.

The Extraordinary Reception Centre for Women in Poggioreale: Vulnerabilities Left Unprotected

13 women, one with a 1-year-old child.

13 women, about whom no one speaks.

13 women, of whom 3 are pregnant.

13 adult women along with 3 young girls.

We are talking about the women housed in the only Extraordinary Reception Centre (CAS*) for women in the Province of Trapani, situated in Poggioreale and managed in fits and start by the “New Horizons” (Nuovi Orizzonti) cooperative since July 2014.