International Roma Day highlights discrimination against European Roma - 5 April 2012

Headline Title:  International Roma Day highlights discrimination of Roma International Roma Day on April 8 is an opportunity to celebrate Romani culture but also to highlight the persecution and discrimination that Roma people face in all areas of life. The Roma, numbering between 10 and 12 million people, are one of Europe’s largest and most disadvantaged minorities. Media Node:  Roma Via Severini Story Location:  United Kingdom 42° 19' 59.1636" N, 13° 5' 44.5308" E See map: Google Maps “International Roma Day means nothing if governments fail to guarantee basic rights to Roma” Source:  Jezerca Tigani, Europe and Central Asia Deputy Programme Director

Still no justice for women survivors of wartime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina - 29 March 2012

Headline Title:  No justice for women survivors of wartime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina It is time the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina enacted its 2010 commitment to ensure justice, truth and reparation for hundreds of survivors of wartime sexual violence, Amnesty International s Nearly two decades after the end of the war government must ensure justice, truth and reparation for hundreds of survivors of wartime sexual violence. Media Node:  Bosnia rape monument Twitter Tag:  bosniaandherzegovina Story Location:  Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 43° 51' 0" N, 18° 22' 59.9988" E “Nearly two decades after the end of the war, hundreds of women continue to live with the effects of rape and other forms of torture, without proper access to the medical, psychological and financial assistance they need to rebuild their shattered lives. Meanwhile, most of the perpetrators go unpunished.” Source:  Jezerca Tigani, Europe and Central Asia Deputy Programme Director Date:  Thu, 29/03/2012