Owner of Campsite Compensates Swedish Roma for Discrimination

20 November 2007

The owner of a campsite in Linhamn, Sweden, has agreed to pay a group of Travellers 200,000 Swedish crowns (approximately 21,600 EUR) in an out-of court settlement, according to a May 2007 report by the Swedish newspaper The Local.

The Swedish Ombudsman against Ethnic Discrimination (DO) decided to sue the former owner of the campsite who, in 2004, refused entry to a group of Travellers who had received prior confirmation that spaces were available. Upon their arrival, they were told that the campsite was fully booked. The group reportedly watched as other groups entered the site after their rejection.

(The Local)