{"id":4730,"date":"2025-03-11T09:33:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T09:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/ombudsman-urges-closure-of-athens-homeless-center\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T09:33:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T09:33:05","slug":"ombudsman-urges-closure-of-athens-homeless-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/ombudsman-urges-closure-of-athens-homeless-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Ombudsman urges closure of Athens homeless center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1263778\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/poverty_homeless-320x200.jpg?v=1735568120\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/poverty_homeless.jpg?v=1735568120\" alt=\"Ombudsman urges closure of Athens homeless center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/poverty_homeless.jpg?v=1735568120\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>The Greek Ombudsman has recommended the immediate closure of Athens\u2019 municipal homeless shelter, following an inspection by experts, who found an infestation of bedbugs, rats and other pests, along with serious problems with sanitation standards and accessibility for people with mobility problems, with security, and with access to nursing and psychological support services.<\/p>\n<p>They argued that a hiatus in operation is the only way to carry out essential repairs and maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the scathing report, the Athens Municipality said that the facility\u2019s location in the city center makes it \u201cimpossible\u201d to wipe out rodents, while claiming that bedbugs and lice are \u201cbrought in by the people who use the shelter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/culture\/whats-on\/1263778\/ombudsman-urges-closure-of-athens-homeless-center\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Greek Ombudsman has recommended the immediate closure of Athens\u2019 municipal homeless shelter, following an inspection by experts, who found an infestation of bedbugs, rats and other pests, along with serious problems with sanitation standards and accessibility for people with mobility problems, with security, and with access to nursing and psychological support services. 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