File Credits
Authors:
M. Alevizopoulou
Y. Baboulias
M. Panayiotakis
Y. O. Papadimitriou
A. Zenakos
Photos:
A. Zavallis,
Eurokinissi
Translations:
M. Christou
Case Studies
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Hell as an Institution
The Lechaina Unit for disabled children has been called many names over the years: “hellhole”, “a stain”, “Europe’s hidden shame”. Pictures of children reaching adulthood in cages, their deaths marked by an olive tree planted[...] -
The Basketball Sect
The biggest child sexual abuse case in Greece, involving dozens of children abused by their coach over a period of years, highlights the deficiencies of individual authorities, as well as the Greek state’s failure to[...] -
The Haunting of Leros
An infamous case of abused children in a remote Greek island shows just how the authorities and local societies are failing to provide a safety net.