Wake-up call for a giant: The EU must end discrimination against Roma

Headline Title: Wake-up call for the EU 04 April 2013 The European Union (EU) is not doing enough to end discrimination against Roma across its member-states, Amnesty International said on the eve of International Roma Day marked on 8 April.“The EU must implement immediately the considerable measures at its disposal to sanction governments that are failing to tackle discrimination and violence against Roma,” said John Dalhuisen, Europe and Central Asia Programme Director at Amnesty International."Such practices run counter to EU law and the principles of liberty, democracy and respect…

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