The Sindane family from the Leeu Bank farm near Belfast was evicted on Tuesday after failing to challenge an eviction order.
Spokesperson Elisa Sindane said during the eviction police assaulted some family members.
"We were not refusing to relocate, we just demanded to be taken to a house similar to what we had. Our homestead comprised eight rooms and two big huts.
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