Rapportenoverzicht van Discriminatie

Mind the legal gap: Roma and the right to housing in Romania documents the stories of Roma individuals and communities across the country and highlights the need for human rights reforms to laws governing housing.

In de Servische hoofdstad Belgrado wordt de helft van de 100 Roma-nederzettingen ontruimd om plaats te maken voor nieuwe appartementencomplexen en wegen, die mede gefinancierd worden door financiële instituties als de Europese Investeringsbank en de Europese Bank voor Wederopbouw en Ontwikkeling.

On 31 August 2009, the Romani inhabitants of a settlement underneath the Gazela Bridge in Belgrade were forcibly evicted in less than three hours. This eviction was carried out without the safeguards required under international law. This report documents the forced eviction of Gazela, outlines the human rights violations which took place and, considering the continuing threat of further forced evictions, makes recommendation to the Serbian authorities.

About 75 Roma people, including children, have been living in metal cabins and shacks next to a sewage treatment plant since 2004. They were moved to the area from a crumbling, city-centre building and told the move was temporary, and for their own safety. After more than five years, and various court cases, the continued violation of their right to adequate housing is beginning to feel very permanent. In this document Amnesty International urges the Romanian authorities to ensure that all those forcibly evicted have access to effective remedies.