Headline Title:
Romania: The Roma who were evicted to live by a landfill site
Two years ago the local authorities of Cluj-Napoca forcibly evicted around 300 people – mostly Roma – from Coastei Street in the centre of the Romanian city.
Some 300 Roma people mark the anniversary of their forced eviction from a Romanian town to live in horrendous conditions on the edge of a landfill.
Media Node:
Coastei Roma
Twitter Tag:
DemandDignity
Story Location:
Romania
46° 47' 0.528" N, 23° 37' 43.842" E
“It is a sad anniversary for us. On 17 December 2010, early in the morning, an impressive number of police forces arrived on Coastei Street, joined by the local authorities. We were overwhelmed and terrified by the number of police officers. Following pressure and verbal threats from the local authorities, we accepted the housing they proposed without knowing the exact location and the condition it was in”
Source:
Ernest Creta who now lives in an improvised home in Pata Rât
Agissez : demandez au maire de Cluj-Napoca de fournir aux familles un accès aux services de base et des moyens de recours et de lancer une véritable consultation.
Le 17 décembre 2010, près de 350 personnes appartenant à 76 familles ont été expulsées de force du centre-ville de Cluj-Napoca, en Roumanie.
Headline Title:
Op-Ed: Europe’s Roma discrimination shame
By Fotis Filippou, Regional Campaign Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia
Anti-Roma feeling in many European countries still translates into official policies that result in segregation of Roma from the rest of society, deepening and exacerbating their existing poverty and marginalization.
Media Node:
Roma evictions
Twitter Tag:
DemandDignity
Story Location:
Germany
51° 42' 31.9608" N, 10° 38' 5.1576" E
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“Anti-Roma feeling in many European countries still translates into official policies that result in segregation of Roma from the rest of society, deepening and exacerbating their existing poverty and marginalization”
Source:
Fotis Filippou, Regional Campaign Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia
Date:
Fri, 26/10/2012
Headline Title:
Don’t beat protesters EU countries warned
People demonstrating peacefully in European Union (EU) countries have been beaten, kicked, shot at and wounded with rubber bullets and sprayed with tear gas yet excessive use of force by police goe
In countries across Europe, excessive use of force by police against protesters goes uninvestigated and unpunished.
Media Node:
EU policing
Story Location:
Greece
39° 51' 12.7224" N, 21° 31' 59.5308" E
“Yes, the police are responsible for the protection of public safety, law and order. However, they also have the responsibility to ensure that everyone within their territories can enjoy the right to peaceful assembly”
Source:
Fotis Filippou, Amnesty International’s Regional Campaign Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia
Date:
Thu, 25/10/2012
Une rencontre importante doit se tenir le 12 septembre entre de hauts responsables du gouvernement français et leurs homologues roumains, sur la question de la situation des Roms dans les deux pays.
Une rencontre importante doit se tenir le 12 septembre entre de hauts responsables du gouvernement français et leurs homologues roumains, sur la question de la situation des Roms dans les deux
On Wednesday a key meeting is set to take place between senior figures in the French government and their Romanian counterparts to discuss the situation of Roma in both countries.
On Wednesday a key meeting is set to take place between senior figures in the French government and their Romanian counterparts to discuss the situation of Roma in both countries.
