European Roma Information Office - E-news - 15 January 2009

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EUROPEAN ROMA INFORMATION OFFICE

 

E-NEWS 15/01/2009

 

 

Dear readers!

 

These are the titles of the articles that you will find on our latest e-news:

 

- EU states criticised for human rights violations

- Roma included in fundamental rights report adopted by the European Parliament. Járóka Lívia MEP

- Comment: Everyone Group, the Roma people, the new “untouchables” in Italy and in the European Union

- Italy: a Roma enters the house of the Italian edition of the 'Big Brother' TV showItaly: immigration measures to face scrutiny

- France: 2008 report on the situation of the Eastern European Roma people

- UK: Travellers awaiting court appeal speak of racism and prejudice

- UK: Lies, damned lies and Gypsies

- UK: Scotland, MSP wants housing aid in Govanhill

- UK: Briefing on ethnic minorities in politics, government and public life

- UK: Scotland, new legal service 'Frontline of justice'

- Finland: study, foreign Roma panhandlers earn about EUR 10 a day

- Finland: City of Helsinki not offering housing or health services to itinerant Roma

- Slovak Roma await the Euro in poverty - and fear

- Turkey: Leaving Roma children clueless and without cover

- International Summer School on Human Rights

- Dosta! campaign - school competition "music against stereotypes"

- Partnership-Building Seminar for Roma youth organizations and groups

 

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