Shadow Report to the Universal Periodic Review Working Group and UN Member States: Focus Report on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities

This document reports on the progress or deterioration of the enjoyment of human rights of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people, structured by areas of life in which discrimination and barriers are routinely encountered, for the Fourth Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review.

Alternative Report to the Advisory Committee for the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: Focus Report on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

This report focuses on the Council of Europe Advisory Committee for the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Recommendations and related Articles under the 4th cycle of scrutiny.

Roma and Travellers: Council of Europe Thematic Factsheet

The present factsheet provides examples of general and individual measures reported by States in European Court’s judgments, concerning: access to justice, right to respect for private and family life, including issues related to forced sterilisation of Roma women,
protection from hate crime and housing rights, protection of property and right to education.

Friends, Families and Travellers Annual Report 2021

This report gives an overview of some of the achievements that FFT have had over the 2021 period in supporting Gypsies, Roma and Travellers by providing practical advice and legal support and ensuring the protection of their right to pursue a nomadic way of life.

Not making the grade: Why our approach to mental health at secondary school is failing young people

Mind report on the impacts of mental health on young people in Secondary education, including a sample of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students.

Friends, Families and Travellers submission to the Public Bill Committee: on Part 4 Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Friends, Families and Travellers submission to the Public Bill Committee for the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (PCSC). This submission outlines why Part 4 of the PCSC Bill should be removed.

Friends Families and Travellers submission to the Runnymede Trust Civil Society Monitoring Report 2021: Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

The following submission draws on the previous 2016 CERD Committee recommendations on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in relation to; education, accommodation, race hate and steps taken to address discrimination in these areas.

Inclusion of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller histories in the school curriculum – webinar

On 28th January 2021, FFT held a webinar to discuss the Council of Europe recommendation that the history of Roma and/or Travellers is included in school curricula and teaching materials. With speakers from the APPG for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma, Anti-Bullying Alliance, Roma Education Fund, Traveller Movement and more.

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller experiences in Secondary Education: Issues, barriers and recommendations

This Traveller Movement report uses case studies to illustrate the challenges and barriers faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students in Secondary Education.

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller access to Further Education: 14-16 provision, vocational qualifications, apprenticeships and A Levels

This Traveller Movement report uses case studies to illustrate the challenges and barriers faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students in Further Education.

Respect, equality, participation: exploring human rights education in Great Britain

This Equality and Human Rights Commission research made an assessment of human rights education in schools in England, highlighting good practice and positive impacts for students and teachers.

Friends, Families and Travellers submission to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Call for Evidence on Ethnic Disparities and Inequality in the UK

This response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities’ call for evidence sets out ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK for Gypsy and Traveller people.

Friends, Families and Travellers and the National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups’ submission to the Public Services Committee Inquiry ‘Public Services: lessons from coronavirus’

Friends, Families and Travellers and the National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups’ submission to the Public Services Committee Inquiry ‘Public Services: lessons from coronavirus’, calling for scrutiny and to hold the Government to account for their treatment of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Friends, Families and Travellers Annual Report 2020

‘How coronavirus has affected equality and human rights’, October 2020: Is Britain fairer? Report series

This Equality and Human Rights Commission report summarises evidence that helps us understand the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on different communities in society.