9 – 2 0 0 6 ▁period , ▁the ▁European ▁Roma ▁Rights ▁Centre ▁documented ▁numerous ▁cr imes ▁perpet r ated ▁by ▁Kos ovo ' s ▁eth nic ▁Alban ians ▁with ▁the ▁purpose ▁to ▁pur ge ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁its ▁Roman i ▁population ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁non - Al ban ian ▁eth nic ▁communities . ▁These ▁cr imes ▁included ▁murder , ▁ab du ction ▁and ▁illegal ▁det ention , ▁tort ure , ▁ra pe , ▁ar son , ▁conf is cation ▁of ▁houses ▁and ▁other ▁property ▁and ▁forced ▁labour . ▁Wh ole ▁Roman i ▁settlement s ▁were ▁burn ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁by ▁Alban ians . ▁Roman is ▁remaining ▁in ▁Kos ovo ▁are ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁system atically ▁denied ▁fundamental ▁human ▁rights . ▁They ▁" live ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁per vas ive ▁fear " ▁and ▁are ▁rout in ely ▁int im id ated , ▁verb ally ▁har ass ed ▁and ▁period ically ▁attacked ▁on ▁rac ist ▁grounds ▁by ▁Alban ians . ▁The ▁Roman i ▁community ▁of ▁Kos ovo ▁is ▁regarded ▁to ▁be , ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part , ▁anni h il ated . ▁ ▁At ▁UN ▁internally ▁disp la ced ▁persons ' ▁cam ps ▁in ▁Kos ov ska ▁Mit rov ica ▁for ▁Roman is , ▁the ▁refuge es ▁were ▁exposed ▁to ▁lead ▁poison ing . ▁ ▁Norway ▁In ▁Norway , ▁many ▁Roman i ▁people ▁were ▁for ci b ly ▁ster il ized ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁Anti - R om any ism ▁in ▁Norway ▁fla red