Viola Popenko is a member of Ukraine’s Roma community and a legal advocate for wider Europe’s Roma communities. Viola joined Friends, Families and Travellers for a three-month placement over summer 2022. “Roma community”, “Romani people”, “Roma …
PLEASE NOTE: As of 30 November 2022, it has been confirmed the Government will NOT challenge the Court of Appeal decision to declare the planning definition of ‘Traveller’ as discriminatory. The definition will now have to …
Planning Definition of ‘Traveller’ ruled discriminatory Read More »
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) along with London Gypsies and Travellers (LGT) and Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group (DGLG) have been granted permission by the Supreme Court to continue the challenge against the use of anti-Traveller …
Wide Injunctions to be challenged in Supreme Court Read More »
Last week, England C Team coach and ex-West Ham player Anwar Uddin MBE visited St Michael’s Way Traveller site in East Sussex, along with anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out for football games and knowledge-sharing with young Irish Travellers. During …
Ex-West Ham player visits Brighton Traveller site with Kick It Out Read More »
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) and Community Law Partnership (CLP) are launching a free short guide on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. The pocket-sized booklet, which can be seen here, aims to …
Know your rights: Short guide launched on the Policing Act 2022 Read More »
Last month, Friends, Families and Travellers, GATE Herts, Minority Rights Group Intl. and Roma Support Group submitted a joint report to the United Nations’ Fourth Cycle Universal Periodic Review. The report, which can be seen here, …
On Tuesday 29th March 2022, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma (APPGGTR) and Roma Support Group will hold an online event to discuss the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) and the post-grace period’s …
Open to all: Parliamentary event to discuss EU Settlement Scheme’s impact on Roma people Read More »
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) made a submission to the Council of Europe’s Advisory Committee for the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. The submission, which can be seen here in full, highlighted …
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller inequalities highlighted to Council of Europe Read More »
Friends, Families and Travellers have submitted an application to the Supreme Court with London Gypsies & Travellers and the Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group to overturn a Court of Appeal ruling on wide injunctions. In January, a …
Traveller injunctions ruling may be taken to Supreme Court Read More »
