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Hungary: Roma declared undesirable persons

01 November 1997

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The decision of the council of the small east Hungarian town Sátoraljaújhely to evict several Roma families, about 60 persons in all, has caused nationwide protests. The town council has declared that these families present a danger to public security. They would not be able to integrate into the town's life and would cause hygiene problems. The Ombudsman of the Hungarian parliament has called this an apartheid policy against Roma. After the council's refusal to withdraw the decision, the state prosecutor has launched proceedings against the mayor and the council. The Human Rights Committee of the Hungarian parliament has submitted a resolution condemning the council's decision and their discrimination of Roma in general.

die tageszeitung, 29.9.97

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