MINELRES: ERRC: Italian Politician and Media Brought Under Scrutiny for Anti-Romani Speech
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Mon Nov 19 11:11:47 2007
Original sender: European Roma Rights Centre <[email protected]>
ERRC calls for the Prosecution of High Level Hate Speech in Italy
In the wake of recent anti-Romani hysteria in Italy, on 12 November 2007
the ERRC sent a request to the Prosecutor of Rome, Italy�s National
Office Against Discrimination, General Prosecutor and Journalists Order,
requesting that each office opens an investigation into hate speech by
Mr Gianfranco Fini, a high ranking political figure in Italy. In its
letter, the ERRC urged the head of each office to investigate both the
statements made by Mr Fini, as well as the responsibility of the
national Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera for publishing racist
statements without any sort of editorial remark.
The letter is the first in a series of planned activities by the ERRC
and local organisations in response to the wave of anti-Romani speech
and actions in Italy following the murder of an Italian woman by a
Romanian Romani man and ensuing amendments to Italian immigrations laws
relevant to EU citizens. The full text of the letter is available at:
http://www.errc.org/db/02/84/m00000284.pdf.
For more information, please contact:
ERRC: Andi Dobrushi, Senior Staff Attorney, [email protected],
36.1.413.2200
Persons wishing to express similar concerns are urged to contact:
Marco De Giorgi, General Director
Ufficio Nazionale Antidiscriminazioni Razziali
Dipartimento Diritti e Pari Opportunita
Largo Chigi 19, 00187 Rome, Italy
Fax: +39.06 67792272
Procura della Republica Circondario: Roma
Piazzale Clodio
00195 ROMA (RM)
Via Gregorio VII, 122 (3� piano)
00167 ROMA (RM)
Fax: 06 - 39736135
[email protected]
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma 00186 - Lungotevere de' Cenci, 8
Tel. 06-686231 Fax 06-68804084
www.odg.it - e-mail: [email protected]
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