SH:LPT2009.2/Roma-Flüchtlinge
Quellen zur Beurteilung der Situation von Roma im Kosovo
Bericht des Menschenrechtskommissars des Europarats (März 2009)
Many of those forcibly returned are not assisted by the Kosovo authorities and find themselves homeless. Some have ended up in the lead-contaminated camp of Osterode. The Commissioner met one such boy, who had been forcibly returned with his family from Germany, and was living in the lead-polluted camp and attending a nearby Roma-only school.
The UNHCR has maintained its position against the forced returns of Roma, Serbs and minority Albanians to Kosovo since June 2006, assessing that the overall security situation has not changed since then. In its Position Paper on the Continued International Protection Needs of individuals from Kosovo, UNHCR states that “Roma and Serbs and minority Albanians are in need of international protection and their return to Kosovo should be limited to return on voluntary basis”.
Bericht von Anmesty International zur Abschiebesituation, Oktober 2009
Hinzu kommt der Ausschluss der Roma vom sozialen Sicherungssystem und von ärztlicher Behandlung. Selbst wenn sie registriert sind, sind viele Roma nicht einmal in der Lage, sich die Medikamente für die Grundversorgung zu leisten. Es gibt keine Anzeichen dafür, dass sich die Lage der Roma in naher Zukunft verbessern wird. Zwar sichert die Verfassung für das unabhängige Kosovo den unterschiedlichen Volksgruppen ausdrücklich Minderheitenschutz zu. Dieser gilt bisher jedoch nur auf dem Papier. Auch ein Jahr nach der Unabhängigkeitserklärung ist immer noch nicht mit der Umsetzung der Aktionspläne zur Integration von Roma, Aschkali und Ägyptern sowie zur Wiedereingliederung von Rückkehrern begonnen worden.
Human Rights Watch, Bericht über Übergriffe auf Roma im Kosovo (September 2009)
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/09/07/kosovo-investigate-attacks-roma
Kosovo and local police in Gnjilane and Urosevac have reportedly increased patrols in tense areas in response to the incidents. But no arrests have been made and neither the Kosovo government nor international authorities in Kosovo have issued any official statements condemning the attacks.
Human Rights Watch Bericht, Januar 2009
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/wr2009_web.pdf
Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptians (RAE) face persistent discrimination, particularly in employment and access to public services, and continue to be affected by the highest unemployment, school drop-out, and mortality rates in Kosovo.
EU-Erweiterungskommissar Olli Rehn, November 2008:
Members of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities remain marginalised. The strategy to improve the education of children in September 2007 is not influencing school attendance by Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian children, which remains very low, especially for girls. The level of employment of these communities is still much lower than the average. The majority does not benefit from social welfare and has only limited access to health care. Up to 40% of the estimated 34,000-strong community are not registered as residents of Kosovo, which prevents them from benefiting from administrative and social services. The strategy and action plan for their integration have not been adopted yet. Informal settlements remain a problem and living conditions are extremely precarious. Inhabitants of some camps for Roma IDPs suffer significant lead contamination, in particular in northern Kosovo where the relevant authorities failed to provide treatment and relocate the endangered population. Security remains a concern and incidents continue to go unreported. The conditions set to receive Kosovo citizenship are difficult to meet for members of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities.