Joint urgent appeal — Serbia (2/2015)

Alleged imminent eviction of approximately 40 Roma households residing in the informal settlement of Grmec in Zemun, Belgrade. According to the information received, most of these families, estimated between 200 and 250 people, many of them internally displaced from Kosovo, have been residing in the settlement since 1999, though most of them have not been able to officially register as residents of Belgrade. Among the residents at risk of imminent eviction there are a high number of children, including at least four infants, as well as two pregnant women. No alternative accommodation or resettlement plan has been offered to them. These 40 families face immediate eviction from their homes due to an eviction order issued on 7 July 2015 by the Construction Inspectorate of the Municipality of Zemun. Alleged victims: - More details...

External references

• UN Special Procedures reference: srb-jua-2-2015
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