Another Group of Czech Roma Expelled from the UK

07 February 2004

According to June 11, 2003 report by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), on June 10, 2003, British authorities expelled 61 Czech citizens, the majority of whom were reportedly Romani, whose applications for asylum had been rejected. The unsuccessful asylum seekers had reportedly based their claims on alleged human rights violations in the Czech Republic. According to RFE/RL, the British Embassy in Prague estimated that nearly 700 Czech citizens have been returned to the Czech Republic by the UK since September 2002.