State accused of 'abducting' Roma family children

Calls have been made for an independent inquiry into why two Roma children were “abducted” from their families by Irish authorities.

State accused of 'abducting' Roma family children

Calls have been made for an independent inquiry into why two Roma children were “abducted” from their families by Irish authorities.

A human rights group claimed both cases bore all the hallmarks of racial profiling and warned gardaí and health chiefs to examine the facts before assuming a child with fair features does not belong to a Roma couple.

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