(FRA) European Parliament to discuss police violence against Roma
Date of article: 05/11/2021
Daily News of: 05/11/2021
Country: EUROPE
Author: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Article language: en
- When: 09 November 2021
- Where: Online, Belgium
- LIBE Committee
- External event
FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty will speak about police violence against Roma during a meeting of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on 9 November.
Based on FRA evidence, he will draw the European Parliament’s attention to persisting discrimination and hate crime, including by police officers, against Roma.
The European Commission’s anti-racism coordinator, and the European Roma Rights Centre will join the Director for this exchange of views.