Don’t scapegoat Roma community amid coronavirus restrictions, says Christian network Alamy
A horse-drawn cart on a public road in Sintesti, Romania, earlier this month
A CHURCH aid network has spoken of “distressed conditions” facing the large Roma minority in Europe as a result of anti-coronavirus measures, and urged governments to make “concrete commitments” to improve their access to education and social protection.
“Roma people have disproportionately suffered from the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated lockdowns and national restrictions across Europe,” the Brussels-based Eurodiaconia, a network of 52 Churches and Christian NGOs, has said.
“Many Roma living in segregated settlements lack access to adequate sanitation, safe housing, and basic public infrastructure. Perhaps most disturbingly, Roma have been perceived in many cases as a public-health threat by local authorities and communities, and have been scapegoated and subjecte
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