ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN

The subject of the Erased is polarising the Slovenian public. One part of the public sees them as war profiteers, opponents of the Slovenian state, opportunists who did not believe in the project of independent Slovenia, and believes that because of mistrust and disloyalty to Slovenia they do not deserve the citizenship or a restoration of the status of a permanent residency and rights arising from this status and the right to compensation. The other part of the public considers the Erased as a handy material for pre-election manoeuvres for receiving votes. The legal experts and non-governmental organisations that stand for rule of law and respect for human rights describe the case of the Erased as a legal grey area which needs to be filled and thus eliminate discrimination.

In the European year of intercultural dialogue 2008 and during the Slovenian presidency of the EU it has been 16 years since 18,305 individuals were unlawfully erased from the Registry of Permanent Residents of the Republic of Slovenia. For this reason on the sixteenth anniversary of the removal from registry a communication intervention in the public space <Izbrisani16let.si> will be performed in Ljubljana which promotes basic principles of intercultural dialogue, encourages better ambience for thinking for a common life in the country and presents the issue of the erased in a non-political, non-party and uniting fashion.