Statement at OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting: Implementation of the Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti

We urge that Travellers are also given visibility in the language being used by the OSCE and that reference is explicitly made to Roma and Sinti and Travellers. The backdrop to our discussions at the SHDM is the reality that the Irish Government has not recognised Travellers as a minority ethnic group. We use this opportunity to urge the Irish Government to officially recognise Irish Travellers as a minority ethnic group as recommended by human rights bodies at the UN and EU level.