Following remarks made by Jimmy Carr that mock the genocide of Roma and Sinti people during the Holocaust, it is disturbingly clear that the Government has to take swift action to improve awareness of the genocide […]
Today, Parliamentarians have written to the Secretary of State for Education Nadhim Zahawi as part of mounting pressure to include the Roma genocide as a mandatory part of Holocaust teaching in schools. The letter, written by
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers are launching a new campaign to tackle the Government’s draconian Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, and we’re asking you to get involved. Parliament is once again debating on bringing in
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Today, the Joint Committee on Human Rights released its report on Part 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill. In its current form, the PCSC Bill would see the criminalisation of trespass and
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Today marks one year since Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches: The Truth About Traveller Crime’ first aired. The programme promoted highly damaging tropes of Gypsy and Traveller communities. Following its airing, the show received widespread criticism and a
This Saturday 10th October marks the first day of National Hate Crime Awareness Week. Friends, Families and Travellers will be taking part by highlighting the impacts that hate crimes, both in person and online, have on Gypsies,
On 1st September Friends, Families and Travellers and 26 organisations and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people working in the creative industries wrote to June Sarpong OBE, the Director of Creativity at the BBC calling on the
Today, Friends Families and Travellers wrote to Amanda Berry, Chief Executive Officer of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to voice concerns on the nomination of Hardcash Productions for an award. Hardcash Productions
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In their latest Broadcast and On Demand Bulletin, Ofcom have announced the launch of an investigation into the Channel 4 Show “Dispatches: The Truth About Traveller Crime”. The show, which has received wide criticism from members
