On 18 December a 7-year old child in Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje was brutally attacked in the early morning hours by stray dogs and as a result he subsequently died as a consequence of injuries he sustained. The child—a resident of Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje and of Roma ethnicity with the initials D.J.—was, according to statements provided by family members, going though waste containers looking for food when he was attacked by dogs. ECMI Kosovo is deeply saddened by this event and would like to offer its condolences to the family of the child. The incident, however, reveals a larger problem in the form of the unresolved issue of unemployment and widespread poverty prevalent among the Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian communities in Kosovo.

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