Exclusive: letter to Robert Jenrick says urgent changes needed to bill to avoid threat of jail for rough sleepingLeading homelessness charities have Read More
Jul 08, 2021
Roma, Gypsies and Travellers
Jul 04, 2021
Our traditions, way of life and culture are under threat, Gypsy leader warns Patel
Letter says Appleby horse fair will be criminalised under terms of new police billThe Appleby horse fair is among Britain’s oldest and most colourful Read More
May 25, 2021
EU report details role of race and ethnicity in use of ‘stop and search’
Roma, sub-Saharan Africans and other minorities stopped frequently by police across EuropeThe scale of the discrimination faced by people from Read More
May 12, 2021
Blanket bans on camping by Gypsies and Travellers ruled illegal at high court
Travelling community hail victory for equality as local authorities lose right to use wide injunctions to stop parking on open spaces in England The Read More
Nov 14, 2019
Police oppose Traveller and Gypsy camp crackdown, FOI shows
Exclusive: Evidence suggests force believes criminalising trespass to be wrong approachProposals to criminalise unauthorised Gypsy and Traveller Read More
Nov 13, 2019
Priti Patel’s demonisation of Gypsies is an attack on the vulnerable for political gain | George Monbiot
A government proposal threatening to confiscate the homes of those suspected of trespassing will fuel prejudice and bigotryThis is how it begins: with Read More
Mar 20, 2018
Denisa Gannon: ‘Roma people are not getting justice’
The first Roma person to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales wants to empower others by improving access to the lawDenisa Gannon foresees an Read More
Mar 20, 2018
Denisa Gannon: ‘Roma people are not getting justice’
The first Roma person to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales wants to empower others by improving access to the lawDenisa Gannon foresees an Read More
Oct 05
Judge cleared of making inappropriate remarks in modern slavery case
Review rejects complaint about judge’s statement regarding Travellers when he sentenced 11 members of Rooney familyA crown court judge has been Read More
Sep 22
Modern slavery trial judge investigated over Traveller comments
Judge Timothy Spencer QC apparently acknowledged in his sentencing remarks that exploitation in camps was commonA crown court judge is being Read More
Sep 21
Met police chat forum was used to post insults aimed at Gypsies
Three police officers and a civilian staff member criticised by Independent Police Complaints Commission for failing to actThree Metropolitan police Read More