Romanies call for relocation of pig farm in Lety

The Czech Committee for the Redress of the Roma Holocaust has called on the government to find a new location for a pig farm built on the site of a wartime concentration camp for Romanies in Lety, south Bohemia. Last week, the Czech authorities were reprimanded for the second time by the European Parliament over the controversial issue. Romany organizations have been calling for the farm's relocation for many years. The committee said on Monday it would like to see a dignified monument erected on the site in honour of the camp’s victims. According to historical documents over 300 people died in the camp and another 500 ended up in the Auschwitz extermination camp.

Author: Ruth Fraňková