A never ending story since 20 years. A Pig farm on the site of the Lety concentration camp where many Rroma were deported from to Auschwitz and other death camps.
After 20 years, this could have been resolved …
An exhibition on the Holocaust of Rroma in Bohemia and other Czech lands is opening this week. Good one speaks about it, as the Czech lands were nearly totally cleaned of Rroma in World War Two. And not all by German Nazis, by far not.
Apparently, Poles don’t like Rroma and Arabs, but like Czechs and Italians… Wondering how the question was asked …
Amnesty International reported discrimination, racism and abuses in the Czech Republic against Rroma. The Czech education ministry who was stated a violating the children human’s rights filed a complaint with the police. The Czech prosecutor found no reason to push for an indictment but nevertheless slammed the report …
If one wanted a proof …
Upon the visit of Bohuslav Sobotka, the Czech Prime Minister, some thoughts as to why the Czechs are so much against refugees (and against Rroma). Interesting read but sad… And that country is very much racist when it comes to Rroma.
Petr Torak, a Rrom of Slovak or Czech origin is allegedly the first serving Rrom police officer in the UK. Not bad, when one remembers that the police there is quite racist (see all articles on the MET and their facebook postings).
An article on Rroma women in the Balkans. Starts quite badly, as the picture in the headlines depicts a woman prostitute and drug addict in Serbia – we reported on this article a while ago. Then it gets worse … “The Roma identity generally refers to a traditionally nomadic ethnic group, with various linguistic dialects and many sub-groups, living mostly in Europe” Full stereotypes. 99.9% of Rroma, especially in the Balkan were always sedentary (except for their migration from India, but then what to say about Germans J). While the article is right about the discrimination, it is also wrong on the generalisation (and on the numbers). It also presents sex trafficking and exploitation as Rroma issues which it is not, it is a poverty issue. On the other hand (and not in the Balkans, it presents the sterilisation issue in the Czech Republic, and other facts that are quite correct.
The Result: LOTS OF STEREOTYPES, a few facts, and lots of generalisations.
Another article on the Czech survey of minorities and foreigners (see also http://praguemonitor.com/2015/12/17/poll-roma-are-lazy-muslims-violent): This time, with more details.
SCARY!
An article on the Roma Education Fund and the stipends it gives out. Here on Czech students.
A poll in the Czech Republic on ethnic groups and nations gives the expected results: The demonstration that Czech are profoundly prejudiced and also probably are not exactly well endowed in their heads …
SHAME!
A Czech ministerial commission held a two days workshop on Rroma and their integration in the Czech Republic. There is some way to go …
Racism in the Czech Republic has been widespread. This article reminds the reader of all what happened there since the creation of the country after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
According to a recent report, half of Czech Rroma are not integrated in that country. How they arrived at those numbers (it is always difficult to know how many Rroma there are), fact is, the Czech Republic is a very difficult place for Rroma.
Seriously, in several places in the Czech Republic, it is now officially forbidden to sit – read loiter. You can’t sit in your car (unless you drive), in buses, etc. These measures are clearly taken and used against Rroma in that country.
An exhibition in Augsburg speaks about the discrimination that Rroma encountered and still live in Germany and in the Czech Republic.
Apparently, there is little differences between a Rroma funeral and a bunch of refugees, at least in the Czech Republic where several people called the police …
The council of Europe human rights’ watchdog, Niels Mužnieks slammed Slovakia and the Czech Republic for the segregation and discriminations in schools for Rroma. These countries are continuing to place Rroma children in “special schools”, often for mentally disabled children. They also criticised the physical violence against Rroma by the police in Slovakai as well as other segregating and discriminating actions in those countries.
Shame on them!
The Council of Europe said that the Czech and Slovak Republics are not doing enough on Rroma and gay rights. Clearly so – but one should say that while there are gays in all minorities, the ethnic discrimination is clearly one of the top issues in those countries.
Amnesty International launched a petition to the Czech government protesting the enrollment of Rroma children in schools for children with disabilities. This practice is still continuing in spite of multiple protests.
THIS HAS TO STOP!
A documentary on a Rroma rapper in the Czech republic has proven to be a publicum hit!
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