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U.N. blasts Italy over Gypsy 'discrimination'
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/eu....ap/index.html
The three U.N. experts said that "by exclusively targeting the Roma minority, this proposal can be unambiguously classified as discriminatory." They said they are "extremely concerned."
They also said they were "dismayed at the aggressive and discriminatory rhetoric used by political leaders, including Cabinet members, when referring to the Roma community."
"By explicitly associating the Roma to criminality, and by calling for the immediate dismantling of Roma camps in the country, these officials have created an overall environment of hostility, antagonism and stigmatization of the Roma community," said the statement. "This climate of anti-Roma sentiment has served to mobilize extremist groups."
Italy must uphold its obligations under international law, said the three: special rapporteur on racism, Doudou Diene; the independent expert on minority issues, Gay McDougall; and the special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Jorge Bustamante.