SECURITY A LA ITALIANA. Fingerprinting, Extreme Violence and Harassment of Roma in Italy

July 15, 2008 - Open Society Institute
Report - Open Society Institute, Center on Housing Rights and Evictions, European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC), Romani Criss and Roma Civic Alliance in Romania
 Strands: Discrimination, Racism
Key Areas: Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation, Anti-racist Crime Legislation & Implementation, Political Parties-organisations - Racist & Xenophobic Discourse, Anti-racist Policies & Organisations, Policing - Law Enforcement - Justice, Housing & Segregation, Racist violence - Hate Speech Statistics, Discrimination Statistics
Countries: Italy

Documents

    SECURITY A LA ITALIANA.Fingerprinting, Extreme Violence and Harassment of Roma in Italy

    SICUREZZA ALL’ITALIANA: Impronte Digitali, Violenza Estrema e Vessazioni contro Rom e Sinti in Italia

    SECURITATE A LA ITALIANA: Amprentare, violenţă extremă şi hărţuire ale romilor din Italia

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On July 15, 2008, a coalition of NGOs released Security a la Italiana: Fingerprinting, Extreme Violence and Harassment of Roma in Italy, a report capturing the magnitude of recent racist and xenophobic action against Roma in Italy. Compiled by human rights observers in July 2008, the report includes documentation from May 2008 of recent attacks against Roma, including physical violence, forced evictions, and abusive raids—fueled by the government's anti-Romani policies. The report puts forth urgent recommendations to the Italian authorities, the European Union, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the United Nations, among other groups.

Source: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/brussels/articles_publications/publications/fingerprinting_20080715