Racist Pamphlets Disseminated in Czech Republic
29 October 2003
Racist pamphlets have recently been distributed in the city of Opava in eastern Czech Republic, according to a report by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) of April 18, 2003. According to RFE/RL, the pamphlets called for a "White Opava" and requested action against "Romani parasites". According to the report, police stated that the distributors of the pamphlets would face between six months and three years imprisonment for "supporting a movement aimed at suppressing the rights and freedoms of citizens" if caught.
Anti-Romani sentiment remains extemely high in the Czech Republic. In its April 22-27, 2003 edition, the Czech weekly newspaper Respekt reported that according to a survey of the Prague-based Center for the Study of Public Opinion, 79 percent of respondents would not want Roma as neighbours.
(Respekt, RFE/RL)
Written Comments by the European Roma Rights Centre concerning Serbia to the Human Rights Council, within its Universal Periodic Review, for consideration at its 29th session (January-February 2018).
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Written comments by the ERRC to the European Commission on enlargement component of the EU Roma Framework.
