Hadareni riots
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The 1993 Hădăreni riots was an ethnic conflict in the village of Hădăreni
, Mureş County
, Romania
, involving Romanians
and Hungarians on one side and Roma people on the other side.
Afterwards, 13 houses belonging to the Roma people were burnt down and an additional four were damaged. Most of the 130 Roma inhabitants of the village fled.
decided that the Romanians have to pay 238,000€ compensation to the group of Roma people who had their houses burnt. According to the European Court verdict, representatives of the Romanian Police
participated in the setting the houses on fire and then tried to hide this. The court also decided that the ethnic origin of the people involved was an important factor in its outcome, and that the length of the trial (11 years) infringed their right to a fair trial.
Chetani
Cheţani is a commune in Mureş County, Transylvania, Romania. Its population was 2,857 in 2002. It is composed of seven villages: Cheţani, Coasta Grindului, Cordoş, Giurgiş, Grindeni, Hădăreni and Linţ.-External links:*...
, Mureş County
Mures County
Mureș is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș.-Geography:The county has a total area of 6,714 km²....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, involving Romanians
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
and Hungarians on one side and Roma people on the other side.
The riots
In September 1993, a group of a dozen Romanians attacked four Roma, one of whom killed a Romanian attacker with a knife before getting refuge in a house across the road. The Roma locked themselves in the house, while many of the Romanians and Hungarians of the village gathered and sprayed the house with gasoline before setting it on fire. Three Roma were lynched when trying to exit the house and one escaped.. The gesture of Romanian and Hungarian population was due to failures of the police. Dozens of Roma thefts from the majority population’s properties have been claimed in the previous period and never resolved by police (http://www.9am.ro/stiri-revista-presei/Social/16435/Bomba-Hadareni.html).Afterwards, 13 houses belonging to the Roma people were burnt down and an additional four were damaged. Most of the 130 Roma inhabitants of the village fled.
The trial
The European Court of Human RightsEuropean Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...
decided that the Romanians have to pay 238,000€ compensation to the group of Roma people who had their houses burnt. According to the European Court verdict, representatives of the Romanian Police
Romanian Police
The Romanian Police is the national police force and main civil law enforcement agency in Romania. It is subordinated to the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform.-Duties:The Romanian Police are responsible for:...
participated in the setting the houses on fire and then tried to hide this. The court also decided that the ethnic origin of the people involved was an important factor in its outcome, and that the length of the trial (11 years) infringed their right to a fair trial.