Worldwide Attention
- Pope John Paul II exhorted his followers to treat Romanies with compassion and respect.
- In 2003, the Dalai Lama lit a candle to commemorate the day.
- In 2004, Adam Ereli of the US State Department addressed the continuing human rights abuses faced by Romanies and asked European governments to encourage tolerance.
- In 2006, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Council of Europe Deputy Secretary General, stated her concerns for growing Antiziganism and encouraged Europe's Romani populations to act to improve their poor living conditions, the result of longstanding and widespread discrimination.
- In 2009,U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke of the U.S. commitment to protecting and promoting the human rights of Romani people throughout Europe. http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/03/120827.htm
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