How are Romani people treated in France?

France has possibly the harshest policy in Europe towards Roma immigrants. Most live in camps that are regularly demolished by police – and then rebuilt. Every year thousands are deported, but the overall number in the country remains the same.

Who are the Romas in France?

Romani people in France, generally known in spoken French as gitans, tsiganes or manouches, are an ethnic group that originated in Northern India. The exact numbers of Romani people in France are unknown—estimates vary from 20,000 to 400,000.

Who are the Roma in Paris?

The Roma, also known as gypsies or tziganes, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group living throughout Europe, North Africa, Asia, and the Americas. About 20,000 Roma now reside in France. “[People] think we come to steal or kill and send our children to prostitute,” Mirela Gheorghe, a Roma migrant, from Romania said.

What is the situation of Sinti and Roma in Germany?

Sinti and Roma face ongoing discrimination in Germany, an independent commission has found. The German parliament asked the Independent Commission on Antigypsyism (UKA) to analyze the situation of Sinti and Roma in Germany. Its report shows that the ethnic minority groups still face discrimination in Germany and sets out how to tackle the problem.

What is the history of Roma in Germany?

Roma moved into the German-language area at the turn of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. German Roma called themselves Sinti, which is thought to derive from Sindh in Pakistan. Initially, Sinti had official protection from the German Holy Roman Emperor Siegesmund, and they were welcomed in many places.

What is a national minority in Germany?

The designation of national minority within the context of the commitments of the Federal Republic of Germany refers exclusively to those Roma and Sinti who are German citizens and is not extended to migrants of Roma and Sinti background living in Germany.

What language did the Roma in Germany speak during WW2?

Most of the Roma in Germany and the countries occupied by Germany during World War IIbelonged to the Sinti and Roma family groupings. Both groups spoke dialects of a common language called Romani, based on Sanskrit (the classical language of India).