It’s time the authorites cried halt to anti-Roma violence by fascist thugs

I AM writing to the Hugarian ambassador to Ireland and the ministers for European and Foreign Affairs on behalf of the Irish Traveller Movement in response to the most recent example of another death as a result of anti-Roma violence in Hungary.

As has been documented by numerous human rights organisations, the past 18 months have seen a significant increase in anti-Roma violence orchestrated by far-right fascist groups in many European countries, which has been more critical in Hungary than anywhere else.

In this time, at least nine Roma have been killed, the latest victim a mother from the village of Kissléta on August 2. In this instance, like many others, the attackers targeted families and children.