“The Palace of Rights must not explode”: in the largest squat in Belgium, insecurity is growing
Since the end of October, a thousand asylum seekers have been squatting in a former Schaerbeek building of the FPS Finances, now ironically named Palace of Rights. Invisible, these people survive in extreme precariousness while waiting for the Belgian State to respect their rights and grant them a place in a reception centre. La Libre wanted to tell the story of this humanitarian, health and security crisis that is unfolding in the heart of the capital of Europe. Third episode: security.
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