A HUMAN rights movement has urged Basildon Council not to evict hundreds of travellers from Dale Farm in Crays Hill.

The Everyman Group based in Italy is writing to various UK authorities to highlight how may Roma people in Italy had been left homeless following forced evictions.

The statement said: “A decision to go ahead with the eviction would be unworthy of the United Kingdom, which, despite its many contradictions, remains a beacon in the European Union for those who are involved in human rights activities.”