A report on the conditions Roma are facing in Ireland currently. According to the report, up to 20% of the Roma in that country are totally outside of the state support net and live in extreme poverty and conditions.
– Report finds Roma in Ireland live in ‘extreme poverty’. In: RTE. 18.01.2018. https://www.rte.ie/news/2018/0117/934133-roma-in-ireland/ [link-preview url=”https://www.rte.ie/news/2018/0117/934133-roma-in-ireland/”]
The European Roma Right Centre received the European Council’s Wallenberg price for fighting against racism and discrimination.
– European Roma Rights Centre receives Raoul Wallenberg Prize for combating racism, rights abuse. In: The Council of Europe. 17.01.2018. https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/full-news/-/asset_publisher/9vvrs2hbh9i2/content/european-roma-rights-centre-receives-raoul-wallenberg-prize-for-combating-racism-rights-abuse [link-preview url=”https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/full-news/-/asset_publisher/9vvrs2hbh9i2/content/european-roma-rights-centre-receives-raoul-wallenberg-prize-for-combating-racism-rights-abuse”]
The European Roma Right Centre (ERRC) is suing the Slovak Interior Ministry for discrimination and the Interior Minsiter Kalinak. The ERRC is arguing that the police is specifically targeting Roma. This comes on the background of the new plan by Kalinak on reducing the Roma criminality.
– Centre for Roma Rights sues Slovak interior minister over discrimination. In: The Slovak Spectator. 17.01.2018. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20739861/centre-for-roma-rights-sues-slovak-interior-minister-over-discrimination.html [link-preview url=”https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20739861/centre-for-roma-rights-sues-slovak-interior-minister-over-discrimination.html”]
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