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A 2011 report issued by Amnesty International states, "systematic discrimination is taking place against up to 10 million Roma across Europe. The organization has documented the failures of governments across the continent to live up to their obligations."
European Network Against Racism in Sweden claims that in today's Sweden there exists a clear ethnic hierarchy when ethnic Swedes are at the top and non-European immigrants are at the bottom. [114] In 1999, Neo-Nazis in Malexander murdered two policemen during a robbery to obtain funds for a fascist organization. [115] [116] [117] [118]
From the time of their initial migration in the 11th or 12th century they have faced mistrust, abuse, slavery, and general discrimination. [3] This reached a peak during the Second World War where a large number of Roma faced genocide at the hands of the Nazis in the Porajmos (Roma Holocaust).
Sweden has the most segregated labor market of people with foreign background in Europe, when measured against both high and low educational level by OECD statistics. [2] According to the European Network Against Racism, skin color and ethnic/religious background have significant impact on an individual's opportunities in the labor market. [3] [4]
Antisemitism in Europe by country (30 C) Racism in Europe by country (31 C) A. Discrimination in Albania (3 C) ... Discrimination in the United Kingdom (14 C, 12 P)
Two days later, a young Muslim man entered the CCU (Jewish Cultural Center) while an event was taking place and shouted racist slurs. [102] A month later, a school bus in Antwerp, that was driving five-year-old Jewish children was stoned by a group of Muslim teens. [ 103 ]
In recent years, there has been a strong development of European and national policy frameworks for the inclusion of Roma. Since policy measures at local and regional level are decisive for bringing about real improvement in the social inclusion of Roma, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe decided to create a knowledge sharing platform to effectively combat ...
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