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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Asylum and Immigration Tribunal >> FD (Kosovo, Roma) Kosovo [2004] UKIAT 00214 (14 July 2004) URL: https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIAT/2004/00214.html Cite as: [2004] UKIAT 00214, [2004] UKAIT 00214, [2004] UKIAT 214 |
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FD (Kosovo - Roma) Kosovo CG [2004] UKIAT 00214
Date of hearing: 13 February 2004
Date Determination notified: 14 July 2004
Secretary of State for the Home Department | APPELLANT |
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FD | RESPONDENT |
"The UNCHR paper indicates that in Kosovo grenades attacks and stoning are taking place against the minorities such as Roma. I consider the appellant's evidence about his father's killing in the light of this kind of objective evidence and I it a credible account."[sic].
"Ethnic identification as Roma, Ashkaelia or Egyptian is not necessarily determined by easily discernible or distinct characteristics or cultural traits, but rather by a process of self-identification. It is not uncommon in Kosovo for individuals to change their ethnic self-identification depending on the pressures of local circumstances, especially when it is necessary in order to distance themselves from other groups to avoid negative associations. In general, however, ethnic Roma clearly identify themselves as Roma and tend to use Romany as their mother tongue, although a large percentage of the Roma population can speak Serbian (and to a lesser extent Albanian) languages." (UNHCR/OSCE assessment)
"People in mixed marriages with people from ethnic minorities or children from such families may face similar difficulties as those groups. Unlike other minority groups, mixed families may be excluded from all communities and may be unable to resort to the relative security of mono-ethnic enclaves."
"The ability to speak fluent Albanian is likely to be a factor in the degree to which RAE are able to integrate with the majority community. But overall, RAE have experienced significantly improved possibilities to move about in communities where they reside, with increased use of public transport and access to public services."
MR JUSTICE OUSELEY
PRESIDENT