Prague, the Czech Republic: The Czech National Party has unveiled a 150-page document detailing their plan to buy land in India and forcibly relocate Romani people.
The plan, titled “The Final Solution to the Gypsy Issue in the Czech Lands,” was reported on this week by Czexh news organizations and is an extreme example of the prejudice that still exists against Roma in Europe.
Ivan Vesely, chairman of the Dzeno Association, stated that “Romanies have lived here for over 500 years and we are still considered foreigners.” Dzeno, a leading Roma rights organization, is a partner of The Advocacy Project (AP). AP Peace Fellow Colby Pacheco is volunteering with the organization in Prague this summer.
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Posted Oct 6th, 2008