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LAMPEDUSA, ITALY - APRIL 6: An improvised tent on the so-called Hill of Shame, where hundreds of migrants lived in poor conditions before being transferred on April 5, 2011 in Lampedusa, Italy.??The so-called Hill of Shame (definition given by the Italian media) is a hill in the island of Lampedusa where hundreds of migrants lived in poor conditions in improvised tents during the immigration crisis in April 2011. In 2011, about 53,000 North African and Sub-Saharan migrants arrived in the so-called "Door of Europe", fleeing the unrest of the region and stranded on the on the island in appalling conditions. Migrants weren't provided with the most basic humanitarian assistance such as shelter, medical care, mats, blankets and access to sanitary facilities, while thousands slept outdoors.

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LAMPEDUSA, ITALY - APRIL 6: An improvised tent on the so-called Hill of Shame, where hundreds of migrants lived in poor conditions before being transferred on April 5, 2011 in Lampedusa, Italy.??The so-called Hill of Shame (definition given by the Italian media) is a hill in the island of Lampedusa where hundreds of migrants lived in poor conditions in improvised tents during the immigration crisis in April 2011. In 2011, about 53,000 North African and Sub-Saharan migrants arrived in the so-called "Door of Europe", fleeing the unrest of the region and stranded on the on the island in appalling conditions. Migrants weren't provided with the most basic humanitarian assistance such as shelter, medical care, mats, blankets and access to sanitary facilities, while thousands slept outdoors.