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Category Archives: Discrimination
Conflicts of interest and exclusion in Niger Delta oil spill investigation and clean-up
By Audrey Gaughran, Amnesty International’s Director of Global Thematic Issues, Madhu Malhotra, Director of Amnesty International’s Gender, Sexuality and Identity Programme, and Oluwatosin Popoola, Amnesty International’s researcher on Nigeria. We have just come back from the Niger Delta, where we … Continue reading
Ricky, Noris and the dream to escape segregation in Italy
Matteo de Bellis, Amnesty International Campaigner on Italy, has just returned from the country where he visited La Barbuta, a Roma-only camp near Rome. The bus ride I met Ricky, a friendly 10-year-old boy, on the school bus from Tor … Continue reading
Posted in Demand Dignity, Discrimination, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, EU, Italy, Uncategorized
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What marriage equality means to me
By Lexie Matheson, an academic and Programme Leader at AUT University, for Amnesty International New Zealand On Tuesday 17 April New Zealand became the 13th country to legalize same-sex marriage as the Marriage Amendment Bill passed its third reading 77-44. … Continue reading
Bringing home Roma reality to the heart of the EU
On 8 April, we brought home the daily reality for Romani people to the European Union headquarters, when Roma community activists (alongside members of local and international organizations) marked International Roma Day by staging a flash mob outside the European … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, EU, Racial Discrimination, Slums and the Right to Housing, Uncategorized
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“We feel a part of this city. We have nowhere to go.” A letter from Wrocław, Poland
A group of Romani families are on the point of facing a forced eviction by the authorities in Wrocław, Poland. Now, their voice is being heard. Members of the community have written a moving open letter to the Mayor of … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, EU, Poland, Slums and the Right to Housing, Uncategorized
Tagged Roma rights
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