There will be a “Roma Week” in April in the European Parliament. The European Public Health Alliance exposes here their concerns and views that they will present during this session of the parliament.
– Will the Rhetoric become Reality for Roma in 2018? In: EPHA. 14.03.2018. https://epha.org/will-the-rhetoric-become-reality-for-roma-in-2018/ [link-preview url=”https://epha.org/will-the-rhetoric-become-reality-for-roma-in-2018/”]
The Council of Europe chided Ukraine on the continuing discrimination of Roma in that country. The Advisory Committee recommends that the Ukrainian authorities immediately enact appropriate legislation to protect national minorities; promote respect and fight against = stereotypes in political discourse and society as a whole; provide firm legal guarantees for the protection and use of all minority languages; help in stopping the constant segregation of Roma children in schools and ensuring that the rights of national minorities will not be limited due to changes in administrative boundaries.
Let’s see …
– Совет Европы обеспокоен дискриминацией ромов в Украине. In: Komsomolskaja Pravda. 16.03.2018. https://kp.ua/politics/603512-sovet-evropy-obespokoen-dyskrymynatsyei-romov-v-ukrayne [link-preview url=”https://kp.ua/politics/603512-sovet-evropy-obespokoen-dyskrymynatsyei-romov-v-ukrayne”]
A reportage on Roma in Georgia. Some interesting facts and some disturbing clichés – the famous “baron” being one of them.
– ‘Democracy came and the baron disappeared’. In: OC Media. 16.03.2018. http://oc-media.org/democracy-came-and-the-baron-disappeared/ [link-preview url=”http://oc-media.org/democracy-came-and-the-baron-disappeared/”]
Sheffield hospital reports that they have encountered over 100 cases of young Roma with hearing problems. The issue seems to be inherited as many of these children have relatives who also have hearing problems.
– High number of Roma children with hearing problems. In: The Star. 14.03.2018. https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/high-number-of-roma-children-with-hearing-problems-1-9062675 [link-preview url=”https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/high-number-of-roma-children-with-hearing-problems-1-9062675″]
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