Gypsy, Roma and Travellers suffer ‘persistent’ discrimination in UK

Council of Europe finds ‘shocking’ levels of bullying in education system and threats to legal status and rights

There is “troublingly persistent” levels of discrimination against Gypsy, Roma and Travellers (GRT) in the UK, an expert group from Europe’s leading human rights body has found.

The Council of Europe committee said the GRT community suffer “shocking” amounts of bullying in the education system, prejudiced reporting in the media and threats to their legal status and rights, including as a result of recent legislative changes.