Italy needs to make things right for the Roma

Headline Title: Italy: Make things right for the Roma 29 November 2011 The Italian authorities must act immediately to combat discrimination against Roma and provide redress for those affected by the widespread human rights violations perpetrated under the illegal state of emergency.Amnesty International's call comes after the Council of State, the highest administrative court in the country, ruled unlawful the 2008 decree declaring a state of emergency in relation to nomad settlements (the “Nomad Emergency”). Amnesty International’s report 'Zero tolerance for Roma’: Forced evictions…

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