Their skin was their only sin! Fascist attacks against Roma in Europe!
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After the second world war and the Roma Holocaust (projjamos) it is really difficult to believe, that a minority group in a European Country in 2006 can be attacked, several members killed, just based on their ethnicity. The police investigation, the public opinion and remarks leave similar scars on the conscience of the majority than the gun shells on the victims. Never healing, always to remember the failure. The Roma community could not feel safe and the support and compensation is still missing. The court sentenced the victims, but not cleared up the important question, how could this happen? What do we have to do that it shall never happen again?
This short summary is just showing the case and the drama of the story. The videos of the actors are trying to help to face the guilt we should all share about it.
http://storify.com/BalintJosa/case-study-nr2-roma-murders-in-hungary.html
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What's alarming is the fact that this kind of racist behaviors are increasing constantly across Europe. Especially with the economical crisis, the easiest solution is to attack some minority/group which are less included in the society and victims of constant discrimination.
The issue at the moment what we are facing is that although we are all equal ... some are more equal than others, and that is represented very well in the case.
The only solution for this is to work and educate the institutions, in order to change the system. Until know according to my experience most of the initiatives and actions are towards empowering Roma, but as it is more and more visible (with this case as well) is that even if they try to fight for their rights, still there is a system discrimination, and they can not really do anything. -
And what do you think what we could do about this to change it?
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In my opinion the solution is a systematic change. Working a lot with the institutions, and all relevant stakeholders in educating them from one side, and from another empowering Roma and educating them not only about their rights, but as well with mechanisms, tools and different competences how they can react, mobilize each other to advocate and trigger a change
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- Balint November 2013
- Matej Manevski November 2013
