Water is needed for existence of living beings. It is a basic need of human beings. I believe it is a natural and Fundamental right of all human beings to have access to safe, clean drinking water.
Water is a human right: End discrimination against Roma in Slovenia
00:00 - 23:59 (UTC)
16 March 2011 - 31 December 2011
Ljubljana
Slovenia
Join the campaign to ensure that Roma in Slovenia have access to clean, safe drinking water, sanitation and adequate housing. Attend this event and add 60 steps to the Rights Journey.
In Slovenia, like the rest of Europe, nearly 100 per cent of the population has access to safe drinking water. Yet today, some Roma communities struggle to collect even small amounts of water for drinking, washing and cooking.
Silvana Hudorovac, who lives with her family in an informal Roma settlement near Ponova vas, with no water or sanitation, told us: “We have to use the water from the stream which is very dirty. Children vomit and get diarrhoea.”
This is not by chance or by choice – it is due to discrimination.
Many Roma are denied access to these vital public services because their homes are in “irregular settlements”. But widespread discrimination against Roma in towns across Slovenia often means living in these settlements is their only option. Other communities and local authorities block Roma families from moving into their areas and very little social housing exists as an alternative.
Housing, water and sanitation are human rights. Find out more about what life is like for Roma in Slovenia who face discrimination every day – and take action
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