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Feb 20 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
On 20th Feb 1856, over a quarter of a million Roma people were freed from centuries of enslavement under Romanian principalities.

Today, we remember all those Roma people subject to torture, abuse and forced labour - and recognise the legacy of maltreatment and inequality. (1/5)
You can read more about the history of slavery for Roma people in Romania in the following links:

“The slavery of the Roma is a lost page of history...” (2/5)
euractiv.com/section/social…
"On 20 February, we mark the abolition of Roma slavery on the territories of today’s Romania. Much has changed across continents but the enslavement of people in both Romania and the US has converted into new forms of exploitation and control." (3/5)

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
"For five centuries, they were denied the status of human being. Among the cruellest punishments was that of wearing a collar fitted with iron spikes on the inside that prevented the wearer from lying down to rest." (4/5)
europeana.eu/en/blog/roma-s…
We are calling on the Government to improve the representation of Roma histories in the national curriculum.

Help us challenge prejudice and improve public awareness of Roma histories by writing to your MP today. (5/5) action.gypsy-traveller.org/page/99513/act…

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