In the article Kosovo Gypsies Living in ‘Toxic’ Camps by Thomas Morton the author describes the injustices done to the large Roma (gypsy) population that resides in Kosovo. The country was at war between the Serbians in the north and the Albanian majority in the south, leaving the Roma and other small groups stuck in the middle. To deal with the growing population of gypsy refuges the UN (United Nations) created camps. These camps were anything but a refugee though. The site was built on a toxic wasteland that was lower then the surrounding lands, causing the camp to flood when it rained. The only food the camps were given was flour and beans, they also were not provided with any water. That is not even the worst of it, it was found that the children in the camp had the highest lead poisoning levels every recorded in medical literature. The UN that placed these people here have not showed much concern or reacted to the constant protest.
After reading this article I am appalled that the UN is actually letting people live in these conditions. Not only were these people forced out of their homes, their loved ones killed, their country at war, but also they must live in such horrible conditions. The UN looked down on these people because they were gypsies, but they are people just like anyone else. Also to think that had no water to cook with or clean with is just plain sad. The worst part of this whole thing is that they are allowing children to grow up in this camp while they are being poisoned by lead. I thought the UN was put in place to help keep peace in the world, but after reading this article it seems like they don’t really care.
