Viktoria Mohacsi, a Roma rights advocate and Lawmaker in Brussels criticized Italian Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who had earlier called for "zero tolerance" towards Roma, Criminals and Illegal Immigrants during an election campaign. Mr. Berlusconi has made a number of similar remarks alleging that Roma Camps were breeding criminals. Viktoria Mohacsi said that it is shameful and unacceptable and these kind of statements encourage and incite hate and stigmatisation of Roma, based on their ethnic origin.
Viktoria Mohacsi was born on 1-April-1975 in Berettyoujfalu.
Background Information : On 8th April 2005, European Parliament had adopted a resolution on the situation of people of Roma Origin in Europe, on the initiative of Hungarian ALDE MEP Viktoria Mohacsi. On that occassion, Mohacsi had declared that "The adoption of such a text is a very important step. I am pleased that members of the European parliament are ready to utterly condemn every formof human rights abuses which the Roma people face. the European Parliament, must by no means forget the Romani people"
