The Justification of Harsh Treatment of Homeless Romanian Migrants in Sweden

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ID2436620
AuthorsDragos Ciulinaru (0000-0003-3501-4499, University of Bucharest, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume7
Issue4
Pages243-250
Publication date2017-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNordic Journal of Migration Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1799-649X • E-ISSN: 1799-649X
PublisherHelsinki University Press (PUBLISHER • FI)
DOI10.1515/njmr-2017-0031
OpenAlexW2774363380
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited18

Even though government and local officials in Sweden declare concern for the human rights of the homeless immigrants from Eastern Europe, many of which have a Roma decent, some of the these EU citizens fail to receive basic protection such as shelter and access to water and sanitation. The paper questions the influence that the unease toward unwanted migration has on the authorities' actions for human rights law enforcement. By looking at official statements of the government and local authorities, as well as at data gathered through interviewing social workers, the paper analyses the strategies used for legitimization of the harsh measures taken by the authorities and that infringe upon the universal rights of migrants

Criminology · Enforcement · Human rights · Immigration · Interview · Law enforcement · Political science · Romanian · Social rights · Sociology · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Public Administration · Romani and Gypsy Studies

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