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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10820
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) jha

EU must do more to protect Roma, says Amnesty International

Brussels, 04/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - With the approach of International Roma Day on 8 April, the NGO Amnesty International has called on member states to do more to put an end to the discrimination against the Roma community.

Over ten years after the adoption of the directive on combating discrimination based on race and ethnic origin, the Roma continue to suffer discrimination in 27 countries of the European Union in areas including access to housing, health care, employment and...