Roma families are protesting in front of the Municipality of Bar: We want a roof over our heads

Jackson Bislimi told "Vijesta" that everyone came to find out when and how their housing issue will be resolved.

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From the protest, Photo: Marija Pešić
From the protest, Photo: Marija Pešić
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The families of those killed in the fire near Volujica gathered today in front of the Municipality of Bar to protest the way the institutions of the system treat them.

There is only one demand of the gathered - "we want a roof over our heads".

Roma families, after the tragic fire, stayed in a resort on Ivan's Korite and returned to Bar seven days ago on their own initiative.

Jackson Bislimi told "Vijesta" that everyone came to find out when and how their housing issue will be resolved.

They believe that the state quickly forgot the tragedy that happened to their families in Bar.

Bislimi said that he did not understand how they could find accommodation for some but not for the rest of them.

In an earlier conversation with "Vijesti", the Vice President of the Municipality of Bar, Tanja Drašković, when asked whether the Municipality of Bar is able to provide these families with a roof over their heads, answered that when it comes to the responsibilities of the local administration, it is important that the public knows the organization jurisdiction in Montenegro is based on the principles of centralization and decentralization.

"In this sense, the tasks of social protection, social welfare and especially the protection of risk groups, are in the original competence of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, that is, the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights when it comes to the tasks of protecting human and minority rights and improving the position of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians and their integration into all streams of social life," said Drašković at the time.

As "Vijesti" learns, the Municipality of Bar will not advertise or give statements to the media.

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