Zed lauds EU Parliament for criticising action against Roma
Hindus and Jews have applauded European Parliament (EP) for sending a strong message to French President Nicolas Sarkozy regarding his apparent 'witch-hunt' against Roma (Gypsy) community.
Hindus and Jews have applauded European Parliament (EP) for sending a strong message to French President Nicolas Sarkozy regarding his apparent “witch-hunt” against Roma (Gypsy) community. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, and Rabbi Freirich criticized the European Commission (EC) for timid response on Roma expulsions and appearing to tone down the issue and added that it had failed to do its job on freedom of movement issues and protecting minority rights. It had not been doing enough to protect Roma, Europe’s largest ethnic minority numbering around 15-million, and seemed like refusing to accept its responsibility and closing its eyes when France was deporting Roma in apparent violation of rules. EC President José Manuel Barroso did not even mention France by name on Roma issue in his State of the Union address to EP. Rajan Zed and Jonathan Freirich pointed out that Europe’s slide towards racism and xenophobia, as it appeared from Roma maltreatment in various European countries, was unacceptable and should be stopped. In addition to France; other European countries like Denmark, Germany, Austria, Sweden, and Italy had also reportedly deported Roma in the past. Meanwhile, a Roma settlement was reportedly dismantled in Fleury-Merogis south of Paris on Tuesday displacing about 70 Roma, including 13 children who were leaving for school. These dismantlings, without providing an alternate accommodation, should immediately come to an end, Zed and Freirich stressed.
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