New Kosova Report - Roma children dying of lead poisoning: “(…) Two hours from here by plane, in Eastern Europe, are two death camps, mainly for children under the age of six years.

If these children don’t die by the age of six, they will have irreversible brain damage for the rest of their short lives. 

These camps have been running for nine years. They were built on the tailing stands of the biggest lead mine in Europe, and next to a toxic slagheap of 100 million tons. 

These camps (there used to be four) were built by the UN administration in Kosovo and their implementing partner Action by Churches Working Together. The hurriedly assembled barracks were also built with old lead painted boards.”

(Via New Kosova Report.)

See also: D.Lanctot - Gypsy Blood: The Roma, Askali and Egyptian Internally Displaced Persons of Mitrovica, Kosovo (2005)