A sad headline. In Romania, in a remote mountain village, nearly 40 young man and women were detained by a Rroma clan and de-facto held as slaves. The police indicted 38 people.

One can ask whether saying that the criminals are Rroma is relevant. We think not, as this only contributes to yet another negative stereotype. These are criminals, and should be judged as such. Ethnicity has lost nothing here.

• Clan soll 40 Menschen jahrelang gefangen gehalten haben. In: Tages Anzeiger. 13.07.2016. http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/panorama/vermischtes/clan-soll-40-menschen-jahrelang-gefangen-gehalten-haben/story/21202547
• Nearly 40 detained for keeping ‘slaves’ chained up, forcing them to work in rural Romania. In: National Post. 14.07.2016. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/nearly-40-detained-for-keeping-slaves-chained-up-forcing-them-to-work-in-rural-romania

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