Systemic Shame: Germany’s Woeful Asylum Infrastructure

Major feature. Horrific images from a German asylum home have recently focused attention on the country's broken system for sheltering refugees. Political failures and climbing numbers have resulted in chaos - and even the use of right-wing extremists as guards.

Deutsche Welle reported on the 6 October 2014 that prosecutors in Germany had raided offices of European Healthcare as part of an investigation into alleged abuse at centres for asylum seekers. At least 11 guards had so far been implicated in attacks on refugees in one German state.

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ESO: Background information: Germany is accepting less than its fair share of refugees, while official data have also overestimated the number of refugees living in the country http://www.europeansources.info/record/germany-is-accepting-less-than-its-fair-share-of-refugees-while-official-data-have-also-overestimated-the-number-of-refugees-living-in-the-country/

Germany: Federal Ministry of the Interior: Migration and Integration: Asy­lum and refugee pol­i­cy in Ger­many http://www.bmi.bund.de/EN/Topics/Migration-Integration/Asylum-Refugee-Protection/Asylum-Refugee-Protection_Germany/asylum-refugee-policy-germany_node.html

Deutsche Welle, 06.10.14: German police raid security firm accused of abusing asylum seekers http://dw.de/p/1DRHw

Deutsche Welle, 06.10.14: Let private volunteers host asylum seekers, German MP urges http://dw.de/p/1DR8z

ESO: Background information: German state leader calls for strict border controls / Germany increases aid for Middle Eastern refugees http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-state-leader-calls-for-strict-border-controls-germany-increases-aid-for-middle-eastern-refugees/

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