Greece must improve shelter for migrants
 

ATHENS: Greece must find shelter for 1,500 unaccompanied migrant children, many of whom are held in squalid conditions according to rights groups, a top EU official said on Monday.

"We still need to create 1,500 places for unaccompanied mi**rs, this is a matter of urgency," European justice commissioner Vera Jourova told reporters after a visit to Athens.

Human Rights Watch last week said migrant children were being held in "deplorable" conditions for over a month on average, with some locked up in police cells alongside adults for lack of space. "This increases the risk of abuse and ***ual violence and violates international and national laws requiring the separation of adults from children in detention," the organisation said.

According to Greek government figures, there are some 3,500 unaccompanied mi**rs in Greece, including over 300 in closed reception centres and a**ther 18 in police custody, Jourova said.

The EU over the weekend said it would give Greece an additional 115 million euros ($129 million) to improve conditions in its migrant camps.

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