Roma rights respected during eviction, ministry says

Serbia’s Human and Minority Rights Ministry claims that human and minority rights were respected during eviction of Roma from a shanty town in New Belgrade. Moving of Roma from a shanty town is the first step toward their social integration, the ministry said in a statement. Roma rights respected during eviction, ministry says In new neighborhoods they will be provided better medical care, social protection, an opportunity to find jobs and go to school and other measures that will help their full integration, the ministry added. Improvement of Roma’s position is one of the ministry’s most important tasks, reads the release. Around 1,000 Roma from the shanty town in New Belgrade were evicted and moved to five locations in Belgrade and another 27 locations across Serbia on Thursday. They moved into housing containers with electricity and running water. The process was monitored by representatives of the Human and Minority Rights Administration, OSCE mission, EU and UN delegations, local NGOs and deputy ombudsman. (Tanjug, file) Beta

Roma rights respected during eviction, ministry says

In new neighborhoods they will be provided better medical care, social protection, an opportunity to find jobs and go to school and other measures that will help their full integration, the ministry added.

Improvement of Roma’s position is one of the ministry’s most important tasks, reads the release.

Around 1,000 Roma from the shanty town in New Belgrade were evicted and moved to five locations in Belgrade and another 27 locations across Serbia on Thursday.

They moved into housing containers with electricity and running water.

The process was monitored by representatives of the Human and Minority Rights Administration, OSCE mission, EU and UN delegations, local NGOs and deputy ombudsman.