Launch of campaign to end discrimination against Roma in Europe
- Date: 8 April 2013
- Time: 1.00 pm
- Place: In front of the European Parliament, Esplanade Solidarność
(north), Brussels
Watch out for Amnesty International’s flashmob outside the European
Parliament! This marks the launch of our campaign to end discrimination against
Roma people in Europe. Visit our Roma village and photo exhibition to see how
some Roma people in EU countries really live.
There are some 6m Roma people who live in EU countries. They experience constant
discrimination in all aspects of their lives. This means it can be hard or even
impossible for them to get a home, education, health care or a job. On top of
that, existing EU anti-discrimination laws are often ignored, which means many
Roma communities are trapped in a cycle of exclusion.
Amnesty International will bring Roma activists and an entire Roma village to
the European Parliament to press the Union to do more to defend their rights.
