Roma
Education
Amnesty International on EU Discrimination Against Roma
On International Roma Day, April 8, Amnesty International strongly advised the EU to deal with the discrimination against the Roma. The international human rights organization stressed that the European Commission should now take necessary steps to ensure that the...
Europe
Greek Roma Win Human Rights Case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled today that the failure of Greek authorities to integrate Roma children into the ordinary education system amounted to discrimination against them.
The applicants of the case Sampani and Others v. Greece were...
Greece
Violence in Athens Suburb Injures 6 Policemen
Authorities say police have clashed with about 150 people who attacked a public bus and shops in a western Athens suburb and that six officers were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
The violence occurred Monday night in the Ano Liossia suburb,...