They did not take offense

A complaint was sent to the ECHR 36 representatives of the gypsy community, who were forced to demolish their houses in the village of Aisha in Tatarstan. This was reported by the head of the human rights group "Agora" Pavel Chikov.

The applicants believe that the Russian authorities violated the two articles of the European Convention - on the prohibition of discrimination and the right to respect private and family life. "The actions of the authorities clearly find the practice of large -scale discrimination of the gypsy community," the complaint says. The interests of the applicants are represented by the lawyer of "Agora" Irina Khrunova.

“This is the first case of the representatives of the rum that we lead. Roma is traditionally one of the most discriminated and stigmatized groups in Europe,” Chikov notes. “The main reason is not like the rest, they live in large families, do not recognize the authorities, are weakly integrated into society, often engage in vagrancy, they have their cultural and domestic characteristics. For example, gateways do not build fences, live As if for showing, they have no culture of purity.

The complaint notes that in 2006 the community leader bought a plot of land with an area of ​​1.65 thousand square meters. m in the village of Aisha 10 km from Kazan. Subsequently, the gypsies built five residential buildings on it. All buildings were officially designed.

However, in 2016, the rural settlement authorities complained about violations in the design of four houses. The court decided to demolish the buildings, as they allegedly "threatened the life and health of citizens." In the summer of 2017, the gypsies dismantled the houses and left building materials on the land plot. The bailiffs considered this a violation and, under the protection of riot police, took out "construction garbage".

The district administration also claim that Aishi residents were "unhappy with the troubled neighborhood" with gypsies. According to applicants, officials allowed discriminatory penalties to them.

This is not the first case of gypsy discrimination. In March 2016, in the village of Plekhanovo near Tula, the excitement of the gypsies began due to an attempt to disconnect them from the gas pipeline. . About 100 people took part in them. About 500 police officers and OMON fighters arrived in Plekhanovo. The police cordoned off the administration building. Several people who tried to approach the cordon, threw to the ground and beaten with batons. Four people were delivered to the district department of the interior.

In May in Plekhanovo, by court decision, the forced demolition of gypsy houses began. In total, 108 buildings were dismantled in the village.