MPs and journalists have been confronted with stunning residing situations on the Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers within the outskirts of Nicosia.
The centre which has a capability for 600 folks at the moment holds over 2,500 together with 287 unaccompanied minors aged 15 1/2 and underneath, in line with Philenews.
They’re primarily African residents however quite a lot of them additionally come from war-zone nations corresponding to Syria and Iraq.
The Home Human Rights Committee members have been overwhelmed with the situation there the place overcrowding, lack of bathroom services and tents within the mud prevail.
Among the many most stunning web site have been 12 youngsters cramped in a container.
The MPs pledged to place stress on the federal government to take instant motion in order that residing situations in Pournara are improved.
Over the weekend, residents in areas close to the overcrowded centre staged a peaceable protest calling for measures to be taken to stop the gradual however regular deterioration of their residing situations.
They primarily argue that petty crime within the space is on the rise.