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Increased Targeting of Roma Population |
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| What is affected |
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| Type of violation |
Forced eviction Demolition/destruction |
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| Date | 01 January 2008 | ||||||||
| Region | E [ Europe ] | ||||||||
| Country | Italy | ||||||||
| Location | country-wide | ||||||||
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| Details |
COHRE-ItalyRoma08.pdf |
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| Brief narrative |
Eviction cases in 2008 (see attached COHRE report for further details): January: 600 Roma evicted at Bovisa (Milan) March: 80 evicted in Milan April: 400 evicted in Milan April: 36 homes destroyed at Casilino (Rome) 13 May: 800 people evicted at Ponticelli (Naples) June: 120 Roma, including 40 children, were sent to a new camp (Rome) 9 June: Settlement of 100 people burnt down in Catania The attacks against Roma by authorities and citizens are increasing becoming more systemic, particularly after the election of a new government in April 2008. | ||||||||
| Costs | € 0 | ||||||||
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