Portugal: ERRC Appeals To Portuguese Authorities To Restore Water In Romani Community

Portugal: ERRC Appeals To Portuguese Authorities To Restore Water In Romani Community   Yesterday, the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) sent a letter to the Portuguese municipality of Vidigueira expressing concern about its destruction of the water supply in an informal Romani settlement, as well as the deplorable housing conditions in the settlement. Sixty-seven Roma were deprived of water, including young children, elderly people and pregnant women.   During a 4 February 2011 visit, the...

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