PHOTO A Gypsy girl feeds a baby in front of shanty housing in an informal settlement located opposite to a high-class office building in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, April 26, 2012. Authorities are on Thursday moving some 1,000 Gypsies to four segregated metal container settlements outside of the capital. There are an estimated 500,000 Gypsies living in Serbia, or about seven percent of the population. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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BELGRADE: Some 250 Gypsy families are being evicted from an informal settlement in Serbia's capital despite protests by rights groups.
Authorities on Thursday started to move some 1,000 Gypsies, or Roma, to four segregated metal container settlements outside of Belgrade
Amnesty International says the "forced eviction" of the Gypsies represents a "blatant" breach of human rights.
Belgrade authorities said the slum-settlement - made of wooden shacks in a new part of Belgrade - is illegal and prevents construction projects.
There are an estimated 500,000 Gypsies living in Serbia, or about 7 percent of the population. They often face harassment from Serbian extreme nationalist groups.
(The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)
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