beatonthestreet
01-22-2009, 01:30 AM
A homeless man died in Liberec at a tram stop. Another was found dead under a bridge in Olomouc. In Prague, an unknown man died in a metro station. A homeless man also burned to death in a tent in Chodov. And four people died in a fire in a cottage in Ostrava.
Just since the mid-December, police statistics record 22 similar incidents across the country.
Experts questioned by Aktuálně.cz estimate around 10,000 people in the Czech Republic are at risk of dying of exposure.
"It's a ticking time bomb," says Pavel Akrman, director of the Salvation Army shelter in Prague. He says the Czech Republic lacks sufficient care for socially disadvantaged people, a good system and human solidarity.
The number of homeless people keeps on growing, and it's likely the numbers will continue to increase as a result of the global economic crisis.
Antonín Plachý, head of the Salvation Army in Ostrava says: "In the last six months, we have seen more and more young clients. Since the beginning of January, there has been an increasing number of new people seeking our help."
In 2004, estimates indicate there could have been as many as 4,500 homeless people. In Brno, 2006 statistics indicate around 1,500 homeless. The Ostrava City Hall estimates it has about 400 people living on the streets. In the entire Czech Republic, this number could be as high as 10,000.
more here (http://aktualne.centrum.cz/czechnews/clanek.phtml?id=627617)
The czech homeless have certainly a lot of problems on the street.. as this story from last year illustrates....
Czech police treat homeless as thieves
Czech Police Headquarters (HQ) openly says that homeless people are thieves. It also considers fair showing them to the public and accusing them without proofs that it is them who steal.
In its written statement, the Supreme Police Command further says that it is doing so on the basis of indisputable facts and will continue to do so as it is a part of preventive police work.
"Some people among whom is also a particular social group - the homeless - commit thefts especially in vacant facilities, public spaces and storage tracks," Police HQ's Constable Roman Skřepek wrote.
His note was part of a letter containing answers to questions Aktuálně.cz sent to the Police HQ in relation to the police actions around Brno Main Railway Station.
story here (http://aktualne.centrum.cz/czechnews/clanek.phtml?id=519541)
Just since the mid-December, police statistics record 22 similar incidents across the country.
Experts questioned by Aktuálně.cz estimate around 10,000 people in the Czech Republic are at risk of dying of exposure.
"It's a ticking time bomb," says Pavel Akrman, director of the Salvation Army shelter in Prague. He says the Czech Republic lacks sufficient care for socially disadvantaged people, a good system and human solidarity.
The number of homeless people keeps on growing, and it's likely the numbers will continue to increase as a result of the global economic crisis.
Antonín Plachý, head of the Salvation Army in Ostrava says: "In the last six months, we have seen more and more young clients. Since the beginning of January, there has been an increasing number of new people seeking our help."
In 2004, estimates indicate there could have been as many as 4,500 homeless people. In Brno, 2006 statistics indicate around 1,500 homeless. The Ostrava City Hall estimates it has about 400 people living on the streets. In the entire Czech Republic, this number could be as high as 10,000.
more here (http://aktualne.centrum.cz/czechnews/clanek.phtml?id=627617)
The czech homeless have certainly a lot of problems on the street.. as this story from last year illustrates....
Czech police treat homeless as thieves
Czech Police Headquarters (HQ) openly says that homeless people are thieves. It also considers fair showing them to the public and accusing them without proofs that it is them who steal.
In its written statement, the Supreme Police Command further says that it is doing so on the basis of indisputable facts and will continue to do so as it is a part of preventive police work.
"Some people among whom is also a particular social group - the homeless - commit thefts especially in vacant facilities, public spaces and storage tracks," Police HQ's Constable Roman Skřepek wrote.
His note was part of a letter containing answers to questions Aktuálně.cz sent to the Police HQ in relation to the police actions around Brno Main Railway Station.
story here (http://aktualne.centrum.cz/czechnews/clanek.phtml?id=519541)