Germany hosted the thematic visit on combating anti-Gypsyism within the framework of the Committee of Experts on Roma and Traveller Issues (ADI-ROM). The partner countries Croatia, France, Lithuania, Romania and Switzerland participated in the visit.
Very nice… Especially when you know that Switzerland doesn’t recognise Roma as a national minority, and when you see that racism is exceedingly difficult to combat there. A case against a rightist politician was lost recently. He had stated “if one doesn’t recognise a ‘Gypsy’ [Zigeuner] immidiately, one smells him”. That is not racist in Switzerland …
- Le groupe d’experts de l’ADI-ROM participe à une visite thématique sur la lutte contre l’antitsiganisme. COE. 10.09.2024 https://www.coe.int/fr/web/roma-and-travellers/-/adi-rom-group-of-experts-join-thematic-visit-on-combating-antigypsyism