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Why is Europe failing to protect its Roma population from hate crimes?

10 April 2014

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"Nine in ten Roma people in Europe are living in poverty, and one in five has experienced some form of racist violence, according to a new report from Amnesty International. The report, which criticises the European Union, claims the response to Roma communities living in constant threat of pogrom-like attacks has been “woeful”."

See the full article: Why is Europe failing to protect its Roma population from hate crimes? (New Statesman, link)

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