The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination called on the Slovak Government to take effective measures to eliminate the discrimination of the Roma minority.
Let’s see what this brings.
– Výbor OSN kritizuje Slovensko za diskrimináciu Rómov. In: SME. 14.12.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20718811/vybor-osn-kritizuje-slovensko-za-diskriminaciu-romskej-mensiny.html
An article in English on the Auschwitz laws issued by Himmler that started the deportation and Holocaust for Sinti and Roma.
– Remembering Himmler’s ‘Auschwitz decree’ to exterminate Roma and Sinti. In: Deutsche Welle. 16.12.2017. http://www.dw.com/en/remembering-himmlers-auschwitz-decree-to-exterminate-roma-and-sinti/a-41824830
Reading this article, one cannot but ask how bad journalism can get. It seems this is a very deep pit indeed. This article manages to present all stereotypes, mixes travellers and Roma and well, is of really bad taste …
What else can one expect from this paper…
– It’s a big fat gypsy Christmas! Granddaughter of Traveller king Paddy Doherty’s delight as Santa brings her a new CHALET (and schoolgirl wants it to be just as bling as her grandpa’s). In: Daily Mail. 14.12.2017. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5156507/Gypsy-king-Paddy-Doherty-lavishes-gifts-family.html
Less evictions in France, due to the winter pause, but lots of activities regarding Roma. Discussions on Roma in Marseilles, where politicians of various sides violently disagreed; in Nimes, Roma and unemployment are the greatest worries; in Celleneuve, a suburb of Montpellier, residents managed to force a debate on a Roma camp; in Nantes, in the West, Roima are being integrated, which is good; and in Grenoble, in the Alps, an evening was devoted to reducing stereotypes on Roma. Finally, near Paris, a camp was closed.
– Marseille : le sort des Roms se fraye un chemin dans l’hémicycle. In: La Marseillaise. 12.12.2017. http://www.lamarseillaise.fr/marseille/politique/65929-le-sort-des-roms-se-fraye-un-chemin-dans-l-hemicycle
– NÎMES APL, chômage et Roms, les sujets sensibles du Gard. In: Objectif Gard. 10.12.2017. http://www.objectifgard.com/2017/12/10/nimes-apl-chomage-et-roms-les-sujets-sensibles-du-gard/
– Camp Roms de Celleneuve : les riverains de Bionne obtiennent une réunion publique. In: Métropolitain. 11.12.2017. https://e-metropolitain.fr/2017/12/11/camp-rom-de-celleneuve-riverains-de-bionne-obtiennent-reunion-publique/
– Près de Nantes, le pari de l’insertion des Roms. In: La Croix. 13.12.2017. https://www.la-croix.com/France/Exclusion/Pres-Nantes-pari-linsertion-Roms-2017-12-13-1200899075
– Une soirée contre les préjugés avec Roms Action. In: Le Dauphiné. 11.12.2017. http://www.ledauphine.com/isere-sud/2017/12/11/une-soiree-contre-les-prejuges-avec-roms-action
– Ris-Orangis : un camp de Roms évacué le long de la N 104. In: Le Parisien. 14.12.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/essonne-91/ris-orangis-un-camp-de-roms-evacue-le-long-de-la-n-104-14-12-2017-7452981.php
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