Expulsions of Roma near Lille

Alert DateAugust 9, 2012 Country: France Address: Lille General Type: Discrimination, Equality/Integration Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-roma/zinghanophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Roma & Travelers Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Housing Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Internet, Newspaper

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Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Romanian
Victims Gender Female, Male
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Fatalities - deaths N/A
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Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

9 August 2012 – The police, guided by the court decision, dismantled two Roma camps situated near Lille. The security reasons were announced to justify this solution. Any alternative solution for housing of around 200 persons including children wasn’t proposed. The expelled Roma families settled on the territory of the church.

Sources:

  1. RFI, 09.08.2012, France : des centaines de Roms expulsés et renvoyés en Roumanie (France: Hundreds of Roma expelled and sent back to Romania), http://www.rfi.fr/europe/20120809-france-centaines-roms-expulses-renvoyes-roumanie, Accessed on 28.11.2012
  2. La Croix, 16.08.2012, Expulsés, des Roms trouvent refuge sur un terrain du diocèse de Lille (Expelled Roma refuge on land of the diocese of Lille), http://www.la-croix.com/Religion/S-informer/Actualite/Expulses-des-Roms-trouvent-refuge-sur-un-terrain-du-diocese-de-Lille-_NG_-2012-08-16-843072, Accessed on 28.11.2012