Roma Rights

Romania: Stop Roma families being forcibly evicted

Eight Roma familes are at risk of being forcibly evicted from their homes in Eforie, in south-east Romania. 

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Racism, segregation, and rejection: The reality for Romani children in the Czech Republic

14 November 2014

My colleagues recently told me about a young girl Jana* whom they had met. She told them of how she had been called ‘black mouth’, been told she ‘looked disgusting’, and had had her shoes hidden by her class-mates, leaving her barefoot in the snow.