August 20, 2023 - rroma.org

Poland: Relocation

August 20, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

Zbigniew Dąga and his family of six may be left without a roof over their heads. The Poviat Building Supervision Inspector in Limanowa, Poland, has selected a company that is to demolish an unauthorized building, which is the Dągi house located in the Roma settlement in Koszary near Limanowa.

Pierwsze budynki na osiedlu romskim w Koszarach do rozbiórki. „Nie damy wyburzyć naszego domu” – protestują Romowie. In: Gazetta Krakowska. 19.08.2023. https://gazetakrakowska.pl/pierwsze-budynki-na-osiedlu-romskim-w-koszarach-do-rozbiorki-nie-damy-wyburzyc-naszego-domu-protestuja-romowie/ar/c1-17807901

News Switzerland

Geneva and Roma

August 20, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

A Roma camp is set up in Geneva in the Geisendorf park, near the school buildings. On the eve of the start of the school year, the municipal police announce measures.

Des familles dorment dehors, sur le chemin de l’école. In: Tribune de Genève. 19.08.2023. https://www.tdg.ch/detresse-humaine-a-geneve-des-familles-dorment-dehors-sur-le-chemin-de-lecole-727686140540

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Forced Sterilisation

August 20, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

More than 500 Czech Romnja are still waiting for authorities to rule on their claims for compensation for having undergone forced sterilization over a period of decades, according to reports from Czech public television. A bill to compensate women who have been sterilized without legal consent in the past was approved by parliament in 2021, but the compensation process is complicated by the lack of medical documentation in many cases.

A court recently ruled that authorities should accept other types of evidence, such as testimonies, but progress on this has been slow. The department received over 1,100 applications, of which approximately 600 were processed and over 400 approved.

L’indemnisation de femmes roms stérilisées sans consentement compliquée par le manque de documents. In: Radio Prague International. 20.08.2023. https://francais.radio.cz/lindemnisation-de-femmes-roms-sterilisees-sans-consentement-compliquee-par-le-8791907

France News Western Europe

French Chronicle …

August 20, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

Typical news from France this week, unfortunately. Families that lost their homes during the closure of a camp South of Bordeaux have settled in worse conditions in another camp. And an uproar in Nice as a Roma family from Bosnia camps in Nice near a beach…

En Sud-Gironde, le nouveau point de chute de familles roms du bidonville de Villenave-d’Ornon. In: Sud Ouest. 18.08.2023. https://www.sudouest.fr/societe/en-sud-gironde-le-nouveau-point-de-chute-de-familles-roms-du-bidonville-de-villenave-d-ornon-16307397.php
Des Roms expulsés de Villenave rejoignent un bidonville déjà peuplé par 200 personnes à Podensac. In: Rue 89. 18.08.2023. https://rue89bordeaux.com/2023/08/des-roms-expulses-de-villenave-rejoignent-un-bidonville-deja-peuple-par-200-personnes-a-podensac/
“Quelle honte pour les touristes”: une famille de Roms dérange sur la Prom’ et provoque de vives réactions sur les réseaux sociaux. In: Nice Matin. 15.08.2023. https://www.nicematin.com/social/une-famille-de-roms-derange-sur-la-prom–866912