{"id":1513,"date":"2014-08-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/%20rroma.org\/13-08-2014-allegations-of-racism-against-the-family-fund-of-oberhausen\/"},"modified":"2022-07-26T13:48:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T12:48:47","slug":"13-08-2014-allegations-of-racism-against-the-family-fund-of-oberhausen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rroma.org\/de\/13-08-2014-allegations-of-racism-against-the-family-fund-of-oberhausen\/","title":{"rendered":"13.08.2014 Allegations of racism against the family fund of Oberhausen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\">Dowe (2014) reports on allegations \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof racism against the family fund of Oberhausen. According to the critique of association \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cMensch ist Mensch\u201d, the social institution treats immigrated Rroma families with \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmany children in a condescending way. Frank Knott from the association \u201cMensch \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tist Mensch\u201d criticises that there deliberately create administrative obstacles that \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tare not legitimate but racially motivated: <em style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u201cTherefore, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tunnecessary documents such as a kindergarten certificate, the last electricity \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbill or evidence of a possible deposit are demanded from Roma who apply for \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tchild support, which lengthens the procedures in an unnecessarily way. \u201cSuch \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthings are certainly not required of German applicants \u2013 this is pure \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tharassment\u201d, complains Knott and goes even further in his criticism: \u201cIn \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tgeneral, there is a harsh tone among the administration when they are dealing \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twith Roma. The feeling is conveyed that they are considered social parasites. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t[&#8230;] Meanwhile, the federal labour agency in Nuremberg responded to Knott\u2019s \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcriticism, answering in details in a press release to those objections: \u201cIn \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcertain cases additional certificates of child benefit recipients have to be \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trequired. However, this is due to the circumstances of each case and does not \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconstitute unequal treatment of nationalities\u201d, it is stated. For a right to \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tchild benefit applicants must have their residency in Germany, which explains \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe need of proof of rent contracts and suchlike.\u201d<\/em> Racism is a serious \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\toffence and should not be handled lightly. Therefore, allegations of racism should \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbe proven by clear evidence and not be handed lightly. If the suspicion of \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tintentional unequal treatment is confirmed, the offence must be punished.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dowe, Kristin (2014) Familienkasse Oberhausen soll \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRoma wie Schmarotzer behandeln. In: <em style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Der \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWesten online<\/em> vom 11.8.2014. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.derwesten.de\/staedte\/oberhausen\/familienkasse-oberhausen-soll-roma-wie-schmarotzer-behandeln-id9691508.html\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\">http:\/\/www.derwesten.de\/staedte\/oberhausen\/familienkasse-oberhausen-soll-roma-wie-schmarotzer-behandeln-id9691508.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dowe (2014) reports on allegations of racism against the family fund of Oberhausen. 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