STRADANJE ROMA NA KOSOVU I METOHIJI U SUKOBIMA PRILIKOM RASPADA SFRJ
THE SUFFERING OF THE ROMA IN KOSOVO AND METOHIJA IN THE CONFLICT DURING THE DESINTEGRATION OF THE SFRY

Author(s): Nemanja Jovanović
Subject(s): Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Wars in Jugoslavia
Published by: Građanske inicijative
Keywords: Roma; Kosovo and Metohija; crimes; suffering; Albanians; Serbs; International community
Summary/Abstract: The goal of this paper is to outline and display specificities of the Roma population sufferings in the area of Kosovo and Metohija during the conflicts caused by the disintegration of Yugoslavia. Based primarily on secondary sources – gathered, summarized, and published testimonies of the Roma victims and their families, this paper follows an escalation of crimes as well as changes in their nature and perpetrators, pointing at the wide array of culprits and shared responsibilities of all sides participating in the conflict. By not stopping on the official chronological frame of the hostilities, it also provides a depiction of the position and treatment of the Roma people in 21st century Kosovo, as well as the problems they still face.

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