Sunday, January 04, 2015

Christmas - a season of goodwill?

A Roma baby, who died on Christmas Day, was refused burial in Champlan, south of Paris.

A spokesman for the regional association for solidarity with Roma and Romanians describing the decision as a case of "racism, xenophobia and stigmatisation".


The mayor of nearby Wissous, Richard Trinquier, described that decision as "incomprehensible" and said he would offer a grave. Mr Trinquier, who is a doctor and had previously treated the baby's mother, said he had accepted the girl as he would have accepted anyone else, since "everyone has a right to a decent burial".

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