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INTERVIEW roma minorities : Double discrimination: roma women in central and eastern Europe

Double discrimination: roma women in central and eastern Europe

Romania has recently announced plans to evict roma from the northern town of Baia Mare, in a move which could leave hundreds homeless. The move emphasises the continued urgency of the theme ‘roma women in central and eastern Europe’, discussed during the European women's lobby’s conference in Budapest on 7 April this year. The lobby aims to bring the double discrimination that roma women endure to the attention of European decision-makers. Interview with Brigitte Triems, the lobby's president

by Linda Krajcso @ // 01/09/11

roma minorities, women's rights, roma, ethnic minorities, discrimination, european court of human rights, central and eastern europe

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