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In a case that has major implications for the treatment of Roma and asylum seekers throughout Europe, Roma advocates in Denmark are suing the Danish Red Cross over the treatment of Roma from Kosovo whose appeal for asylum has been rejected.
The lawsuits are being filed by a Danish advocacy group Romano, on behalf of six Roma families in two Red Cross camps, Sandholm and Anstrup.
The suits allege that entire families have been forced to live in single rooms in the camps for several years, and subjected to a range of other pressures that violate the UN Torture Convention and the Danish Constitution.
Eric Stottrup, President of Romano, told the Advocacy Protect (AP) that 40% of the adults have psychiatric problems. "They (the Red Cross) have made these people insane," he said.
Contacted by AP, the Danish Red Cross acknowledged receipt of the law suits but expressed confidence that they would be quickly rejected by the Danish courts.
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In a case that has major implications for the treatment of Roma and asylum seekers throughout Europe, Roma advocates in Denmark are suing the Danish Red Cross over the treatment of Roma from Kosovo whose appeal for asylum has been rejected.
The lawsuits are being filed by a Danish advocacy group Romano, on behalf of six Roma families in two Red Cross camps, Sandholm and Anstrup.
The suits allege that entire families have been forced to live in single rooms in the camps for several years, and subjected to a range of other pressures that violate the UN Torture Convention and the Danish Constitution.
Eric Stottrup, President of Romano, told the Advocacy Protect (AP) that 40% of the adults have psychiatric problems. "They (the Red Cross) have made these people insane," he said.
Contacted by AP, the Danish Red Cross acknowledged receipt of the law suits but expressed confidence that they would be quickly rejected by the Danish courts.
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