Europe’s courts refuse to prosecute police officers who abuse Roma even when their crimes are caught on video.
![In March 2009, police officers in Kosice, Slovakia filmed themselves threatening and racially abusing six Romani children in a police station. In February, a City Court acquitted the accused officers for the third time, citing inconclusive evidence [Facebook, Romea/Screengrab]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/romachildrenabuse-1712758726.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Jonathan Lee is a Romani activist from Wales, working at the European Roma Rights Centre.
Europe’s courts refuse to prosecute police officers who abuse Roma even when their crimes are caught on video.
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