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28 Jan 2012

Holocaust Memorial Day marked across Britain

Hundreds of events to mark Holocaust Memorial Day took place as part of the worldwide commemoration on Friday 27 January, with more this weekend.
11 Jan 2012

Slovak court rules against anti-Roma school discrimination

The elementary school in the Slovak village of Sarisske Michalny in the Presov region must desegregate Roma classes, a court decision has ordered.
21 Nov 2011

End discrimination against Roma, new Italian government told

As discrimination against travellers and gypsies deepens disturbingly across Europe, a leading human rights NGO has spoken out on behalf of Roma in Italy.
4 Nov 2011

Roma families face forced government eviction in Belgrade

Twenty-seven Roma families in Serbia's capital Belgrade face imminent forced eviction from their homes to make way for new commercial housing.
19 Jul 2011

Turkey told to stop forced evictions against vulnerable groups

The Turkish authorities have been told to halt a series of forced evictions which have already caused great suffering to vulnerable families
30 Aug 2010

France should face sanctions for Roma expulsions, say activists

Human rights activists have called for economic action against France for its continued Roma expulsions in the face of widespread international criticism.
25 Jul 2010

French government told to end discrimination against Roma people

Amnesty International is calling on French President Nicolas Sarkozy to combat widespread discrimination against Roma and Travellers in France
21 Apr 2010

Catholics challenge Labour and Conservatives over policies on Gypsies

A Catholic group has said that the Conservative and Labour Party may undermine progress towards a 'more equal and more cohesive society' with their policies on Gypsy and Traveller communities.
13 Nov 2009

Protests at forced eviction of Roma people in Italian capital

Amid growing concern about the victimisation of travelling people across Europe, human rights activists have condemned the forced eviction of a community of some 400 Roma people in the Italian capital, Rome.
20 Jun 2009

Daily Mail removes poll backing priority for gypsies in NHS

A poll on the Daily Mail website which recorded 93% of respondents as in favour of gypsies ‘jumping the NHS queue’ appears to have been removed from its website.

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