Ombudswoman: Children at asylum facility have worse conditions than Czech prisonsers

Children at an asylum facility for refugees have worse living conditions than inmates in Czech prisons, says the country’s ombudswoman, Anna Šabatová. After a visit on Tuesday morning, she called on the country’s asylum facilities authority and the migration police to immediately improve conditions at the Bělá-Jezová centre in Eastern Bohemia. Mrs. Šabatová said the children had inadequate clothing and were frightened by the constant presence of police and security guards at the facility, which she said did not meet basic hygiene standards. Bělá-Jezová at present houses around 400 adults and 100 children.

Author: Ian Willoughby