Concern at bias against Gypsies

Strasbourg - The Council of Europe yesterday appealed to governments throughout Europe to combat discrimination against Gypsies…

Strasbourg - The Council of Europe yesterday appealed to governments throughout Europe to combat discrimination against Gypsies, whom it described as the continent's "largest minority".

"On April 8th, International Roma Day, we should spare a thought for the often very difficult situation in which many of the Roma/Gypsies . . . find themselves," the secretary-general of the council, Mr Walter Schwimmer, said in a statement.

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