Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) made a submission to the Council of Europe’s Advisory Committee for the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. The submission, which can be seen here in full, highlighted […]
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller inequalities highlighted to Council of Europe Read More »
Friends, Families and Travellers have submitted an application to the Supreme Court with London Gypsies & Travellers and the Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group to overturn a Court of Appeal ruling on wide injunctions. In January, a
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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, over 120 Parliamentarians signed an APPG for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma and APPG for the Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity joint letter to Netflix in response to Jimmy Carr’s use of the Roma
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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 Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has written to the UK House of Commons and House of Lords to call for both Houses to reject Part 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and
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In May, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) made a submission to the Public Bill Committee, calling for the removal of Part 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (PCSC Bill). The submission, which can
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On the 8th March, the Home Secretary Priti Patel grossly misrepresented the reality of the Government’s provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites to Parliament. In the Home Secretary’s Ministerial Statement, Priti Patel said, “As of January
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Today, the Government released its Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report. Friends, Families and Travellers is completely disappointed, but not shocked, that the Government have once again opted to glaze over the experiences of Black,
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