Kumi Naidoo: Europe complicit in Moria drama

A month after Kumi Naidoo took over at the helm of Amnesty International, the humanitarian organization's new secretary-general visited the refugee camps on the Greek island of Lesvos in the northeastern Aegean. In spite of his long experience in the struggle for human rights, the Durban-born Naidoo was shocked at the living conditions he encountered at the facilities. "It was horrible and shocking," he said of conditions at the island's notorious Moria facility, pointing out that they were worse than those he found in similar camps in Africa.

A few days later, Kathimerini caught up with Naidoo on the sidelines of the One Young World Summit in The Hague, where he moderated the panel on human rights. We discussed the conditions in island refugee camps, the responsibilities of the Greek state and the European Union, and the future of human rights against a backdrop of growing...

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