France drew international attention to the repatriation of Roma
International (Reuters Ho Bin): In the French Government to "internal security" grounds, the recent series of the territory of Roma, Gypsies deported after that is, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this 27 expressed concern and suggested that to avoid the mass repatriation of the Roma in France. Well, the French government's proposal to the United Nations response to that? The situation of the Roma in France How? Details to connect our international online news stations in France Ho Bin. Hi Ho Bin, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the French deportation of Roma to the specific recommendations regarding what? What the French Government is doing to respond? To elaborate.
Reporter: Well, on the 27th, the United Nations Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination considered the performance of France, "International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination," the report, on the French territory of the Roma (Gypsies) in the race Politics up of speech and violence, "said the troubled" and recommended to avoid the mass repatriation of the Roma in France. The United Nations CERD recommended that the French protect the Roma access to education, health, housing and other temporary facilities, to the French government to combat racism and xenophobia sentiments. The Committee also recommended that France take actions that support national, racial or ethnic groups to understand, tolerance and friendship of political will. The United Nations Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered in accordance with the rules, asked the French consider the proposal within one year to feedback.
against the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to respond the same day. French Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a statement, the French the next few days will seriously consider the relevant recommendations, and as soon as possible on the issues raised by Committee experts feedback. The statement said that in the issue of the Roma, France's strict compliance with the EU's laws and its international commitments in the field of human rights.
Moderator: French presidential palace, said a small number of "living" and the behavior of Roma social order in France with serious adverse effects, so the French government will be banned within the next 3 months within half Roma and illegal "sojourners" in residence, will be in France illegally and violated the law in the first repatriation of Roma. The French government's move triggered a strong concern of international public opinion, now under pressure, the French government's repatriation is still continue?
Reporter: Yes, since August 19, the French government to repatriate hundreds of Roma in Romania, their countries of origin, the French government removed the Roma living in illegal camps and the repatriation of illegal residence in France Roma have continued throughout.
Hortefeux 25 French Interior Minister, said so far, 117 illegal Roma camps were removed, 630 were sent back to their countries of origin. He said that France will continue to dismantle Roma camps illegally. Hortefeux said that the Department of Immigration under the French plan, to the end of August, repatriation of Roma to reach 950. He stressed that the Roma are not sent back because the Roma have been expelled, but the French can not accommodate all of the Roma in France.
25 the afternoon, the French Prime Minister Francois Fillon convened in the Prime Minister a number of related ministers to assess the government to take measures for the removal of illegal camps. In the communique issued after, Fillon stressed that the dismantling of illegal Roma camps and the repatriation of the action to be "firm, continuous, and fairly" to neither condone, nor excessive. Fillon said the French measures fully comply with French and EU law. The vast majority were sent back to their countries of origin of the Roma are "voluntary repatriation".
Moderator: Roma for the repatriation of the French Government's action, people in France what is attitude?
Reporter: large-scale repatriation of the Roma in France attracted a national and international public opinion questioned. In France, not only the opposition severely criticized the government's measures to repatriate the Roma, but with an important figure within the ruling party have also doubly accused. Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, once said that the repatriation of Roma Sarkozy government's actions are a stain on the French flag.
However, the recent unveiling of more than opinion polls show the French people still support the view that the security measures. A recent poll showed that nearly the respondents in favor of the illegal destruction of Roma camps, and Liu Cheng-five respondents were in favor of the Government to repatriate the Roma back to their countries of origin.
Moderator: All right, bring a sense of Xiehe Bin reports, we will continue in the following programs for your attention to the plight of the Roma in France.
