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Romani people remain to be one of the most discriminated groups in Bulgaria. In 2023, Arso Ganev went to a public pool in Kyustendil, Bulgaria with his family. They were rejected due to being Roma. This is not the only case where Romani people are discriminated against in public pools in Bulgaria. [15]
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, has been an outspoken critic of antiziganism. In August 2008, Hammarberg noted that "today's rhetoric against the Roma is very similar to the one used by Nazi Germany before World War II. Once more, it is argued that the Roma are a threat to safety and public health.
To varying degrees, anti-Romanian discrimination and sentiment have both been present among the populations and governments of nations which border Romania, either towards Romania itself or towards Romanian ethnic minorities which have resided in these countries. Similar patterns have also existed towards other ethnic groups, both in the region ...
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) is the Council of Europe’s independent human rights monitoring body specialised in combating antisemitism, discrimination, racism, religious intolerance, and xenophobia. It publishes periodic reports on CoE member states and general policy recommendations.
Anti-Slavic sentiment, also called Slavophobia, refers to prejudice, collective hatred, and discrimination directed at the various Slavic peoples. Accompanying racism and xenophobia, the most common manifestation of anti-Slavic sentiment throughout history has been the assertion that some Slavs are inferior to other peoples.
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]
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited racial discrimination in voting. Instead, lawmakers now use gerrymandering to dilute the voice of voters by shifting some from Black-majority districts ...
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 ...