8 April, International Roma Day: “Step up human rights protection for Roma and guarantee their access to vital services during COVID-19 pandemic” - Portal
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Statement on the occasion of 50th anniversary of the declaration of International Roma Day – 8 April 2021 | United Nations Development Programme
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International Roma Day: Statement by Vice-President Jourová, Commissioner Dalli and Commissioner Várhelyi - European Commission
Council of Europe - 8 April is #InternationalRomaDay. Roma and Travellers were targeted for extermination in the 1930s and 1940s. Fascist forces from the Baltic to the Balkans executed hundreds of thousands.
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