Pierre Crom

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France’s harsh policy towards Roma immigrants has seen almost 20,000 of them evicted in 2013, according to the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC). Many live in squatter camps that are regularly demolished by French police, only to be rebuilt again elsewhere. 

On the outskirts of Paris, an estimated 10,000 Roma gypsies live in camps without basic sanitation, running water or electricity. Residents use candles and wood-burning stoves, which create fire-hazards within the small confinements of the squats.

February 16, 2014 - Bobigny - Melisa , a 8 years old Roma child from Bulgaria , died on february 12, 2014 during a fire in a shanty town. Her friends at school created a memory book. © Pierre Crom

Since January 2014, Roma from Bulgarian or Romanian decent are officially entitled to the same rights to housing and work as any other EU citizen, but the reality is often different. Many Roma cannot access regular employment or social housing and some end up on the streets.

An Amnesty International study released in 2014 accused French police of using excessive force against Roma people, particularly when removing them from illegal camps. The evictions have not led to a decrease in the overall number of Roma in the country, which remains at an estimated 20,000. 

February 16, 2014 - Bobigny - Melisa , a 8 years old Roma child from Bulgaria , died on february 12 2014 during a fire in a shanty town. Her relatives received a memory book created by her friends at school. © Pierre Crom

February 16, 2014 - Bobigny - Melisa, a 8 years old Turkish from Bulgaria, died in the fire of a Roma camp on Februari 13 2014. A candle may be the cause of the fire. A group of 200 to 300 Gypsies from Romania and Turks from Bulgaria live in deplorable conditions in a slum. © Pierre Crom

February 16, 2014 - Bobigny - Madame Chardeaux from Paris distributes candies to the children in the shanty town every sunday since 5 years. © Pierre Crom

February 16, 2014 - Bobigny - 30 to 40 children living in the camp go to nearby schools. © Pierre Crom

February 17, 2014 - Saint Denis - Roma Gypsies live in deplorable conditions in shanties on the outskirts of Paris, without water and saniteries. A man stops his car near a slum to gift clothes to the community. © Pierre Crom

February 18, 2014 - Bobigny - Melisa's friends wrote her name on the sidewalk. © Pierre Crom

February 18, 2014 - Bobigny - Ayshe plays with a cat in a slum. © Pierre Crom

February 18, 2014 - Bobigny - Lecia draws a castle on the place where her shanty was destroyed by a blaze. © Pierre Crom

February 18, 2014 - Bobigny - Roma Gypsies comfort a resident who brought food and clothing to the shanty town. Their inhabitants looted her bags during the distribution. © Pierre Crom

February 18, 2014 - Bobigny - A group of 200 to 300 Gypsies from Romania and Turks from Bulgaria live in poor conditions in a slum in Bobigny. The camp without water, sewage and electricity, is borrowed by the municipality. The community lives of trade of various used objects found in bins. 30 to 40 children living in the camp go to nearby schools. © Pierre Crom

February 18, 2014 - Bobigny - A group of 200 to 300 Gypsies from Romania and Turks from Bulgaria live in poor conditions in a slum in Bobigny. The camp without water, sewage and electricity, is borrowed by the municipality. © Pierre Crom

February 18, 2014 - Bobigny - A child plays in a slum with an ornement in the colors of the french flag. © Pierre Crom

February 18, 2014 - Bobigny - A Roma Gipsy sits in a shanty by a makeshift stove. © Pierre Crom

February 18, 2014 - Bobigny - Lightning powered by a generator in a slum. © Pierre Crom

February 18, 2014 - A woman walks with a candle in the slum. © Pierre Crom

January 28, 2014 - Saint Denis - Roma Gypsies live in deplorable conditions in makeshift shanty towns on the outskirts of Paris , without water and saniteries. Carpets and pieces of fabrics cover the muddy ground in a shanty town. © Pierre Crom

January 29, 2014 - Saint Denis - Roma Gypsies live in deplorable conditions in makeshift shanty towns on the outskirts of Paris , without water and saniteries. © Pierre Crom

January 29, 2014 - Saint Denis - Roma Gypsies portrayed in a shanty. © Pierre Crom

29-01-2014 - Saint Denis - Roma Gypsies portrayed in a shanty. © Pierre Crom

January 29, 2014 - Saint Denis - Rebecca and Ricardo playing with a supermarket trolley. © Pierre Crom

January 29, 2014 - Saint Denis - Roma Gypsies live in poor conditions in makeshift shanty towns on the outskirts of Paris, without water and saniteries. © Pierre Crom

January 29, 2014 - Saint Denis - Roma Gypsies live in poor conditions in makeshift shanty towns on the outskirts of Paris, without water and saniteries. Children work on the daily duties in the slum. © Pierre Crom

January 29, 2014 - Saint Denis - Samuel portrayed in a slum. © Pierre Crom

January 29, 2014 - Saint Denis - The municipality placed concrete blocks on a piece of land where Roma Gypsies could build shelters. © Pierre Crom

May 2013 - Saint Denis - Roma Gypsies live in poor conditions in makeshift shanty towns on the outskirts of Paris. © Pierre Crom

May 28, 2013 - Paris - Roma Gypsies live in call boxes in the center of Paris. © Pierre Crom

May 2013 - Saint Denis - Roma Gypsies camp on the outskirts of Paris. © Pierre Crom