EVICTIONS UNLIMITED

The policy of rejection in action From Finland to France and Italy, from Bulgaria, through Hungary and Serbia to Albania the summer months of 2015 have witnessed an unprecedented upsurge of evictions from Roma settlements, some peaceful, some brutal but always marked by the policy of rejection. This policy, often euphemistically described as “discrimination,” aims…

WE SHOULD ALL AVOID FUTURE REPRODUCTION OF A VERY NARROW IMAGE OF THE ROMA AND SINTI

Strasbourg, 6 November 2015: In a letter addressed to His Holiness the Pope the President of the European Roma and Travellers Forum (ERTF) Mr Gheorghe Raducanu welcomes his recent initiatives to combat discrimination and racism against Roma, Sinti and Travellers, but regrets that some of his well-intentioned remarks are likely to have a negative effect…