EU: ‘Send them back’ chants a moment of reckoning to confront racism in Europe

By Amnesty International

Reacting to the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola’s, condemnation of racist chants from members of parliament Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Europe said: “The ugly scenes of Members of the European Parliament chanting ‘send them back’ last month is the product of long-standing racism and xenophobia being tolerated and emboldened […] The post EU: ‘Send them back’ chants a moment of reckoning to confront racism in Europe appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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