Romania: Protest Against The Change Of Designation From "Roma" To ...

Romania: Protest Against The Change Of Designation From "Roma" To "Tigan" TO: DELEGATES AT OSCE SUMMIT, KAZAKHSTAN FROM: ROMA CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, ROMANIA, BUCHAREST, 1ST DECEMBER 2010 SUBJECT: PROTEST AGAINST THE CHANGE OF DESIGNATION FROM “ROMA” TO “TIGAN” As human rights activists of the main Roma organisations in Romania, we would like to inform the OSCE Summit that the Romanian Government is considering a legislative proposal to change the designation “Roma” to the pejorative term...

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