- Waspik
Waspik is a village in the Dutch province of
North Brabant . It is located in the municipality ofWaalwijk .Waspik was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of Waalwijk. [Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061] ]
Waspik came to national attention in 2007 when a Liberian family was forced to flee the village after repeated racist attacks. An official report into events in the village concluded that everyone involved in the affair including the town council and housing corporations had failed to protect the family. 11 youths were initially charged with the attacks, though only 8 were found guilty and sentenced to community service in pril 2008. [ [http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2008/04/eight_guilty_of_hounding_liber.php DutchNews.nl - Eight guilty of bullying Liberian family ] ] [ [http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/article525359.ece/Collectief_falen_in_aanpak_racisme_Waspik Collectief falen in aanpak racisme Waspik - Binnenland - de Volkskrant ] ]
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* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/nb/waspik.html Map of the former municipality in 1868]
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