Revealed: the 4000 migrant children in our schools who can't speak English 2008-08-31 · The Sunday Herald Scottish schools are failing to teach English to the rising numbers of migrant eastern European pupils. A BBC investigation found only 270 language support teachers for 15,000 migrant pupils. In the Highlands, there are only enough tutors to teach a Polish child with language problems 15 minutes a week. At a school in Glasgow's Roma community, just 3% of pupils spoke English as their first language.

EU to hold first Roma Gypsy summit 2008-08-29 · AKI The EU will hold its first summit on the Roma in September. The summit will examine measures to combat the "persistent discrimination" Roma face and identify "policies that work". Over 400 representatives from EU institutions, national governments and parliaments and NGOs will attend, including EC President Barroso and Commissioners Barrot, Huebner, Spidla and Figel.

Census 'should be scrapped now' 2008-08-21 · BBC News The national census is out of date, too costly and should be scrapped immediately, a British think tank has claimed. It highlights "high profile miscalculations" of local populations - including Slough which was told its population was decreasing at a time of significant immigration. Local councils have complained they are not getting enough funding because official population estimates are wrong.

Pressure grows on Met boss after fresh claims of racism 2008-08-10 · The Observer Britain's most senior Asian and Muslim police officer is launching a legal claim against the Metropolitan Police. It describes senior black and Asian officers as facing a 'hostile' and 'poisonous' atmosphere. It presents evidence to show that discrimination in Scotland Yard has actually worsened since the 1998 Macpherson inquiry, when the force was branded 'institutionally racist'.

Freedom of Expression, Free Flow of Information, Freedom of Media 2007 · OSCE This report is a compilation of texts adopted by the OSCE with regards to the freedom of expression, the free flow of information and the freedom of media. It covers the timeline since the Helsinki Final Act from 1975 up till the council decisions from 2006. One key point in the history of defending the freedom of expression was the Establishment of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media in 1997. ...

Regular Report to the Permanent Council 2008-03-13 · OSCE - Representative on Freedom of the Media This report by the Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti summarizes the issues that OSCE have raised with participating States and reviews the work done by the office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media. It provides a a follow-up on the special report ‘Handling of journalists during political demonstrations’ and a list of legal reviews prepared for participating States.

Guide to Minorities and Education 2007-10 · King Baudouin Foundation This guide is a first port of call for NGOs and others working in the field of minority education in South Eastern Europe. It is an outcome of the regional conference entitled "Minorities and Education: Foundation of Stable Relations in the Region" organized by Civic Initiatives in Belgrade on June 8-9, 2006, as part of the "Minority Rights in Practice in South-East Europe" programme of the King Baudouin Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and ...

Values Questions Set European Muslims Apart 2007-04-26 · Gallup’s Center for Muslim Studies This article states that Muslims living in the relatively secular environments of London, Paris, and Berlin see little inherent contradiction between their religious and national identities, but that does not imply that their attitudes always conform to those of the general public in their respective countries. The point of difference that has proven the most controversial, perhaps because of its visual nature, is that of religious symbols. More substantively, Muslims in London, Paris, and Berlin ...

Muslims in Spain. The Case of Maghrebis in Alicante 2007-08-30 · Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies (JSRI) The aim of this article is to describe the social networks of the Maghrebis in Alicante, some of the problems they face in their daily life, and the role played by the “mosque” as a place not only of prayer but also of mutual help and support. At the same time, the analysis shows that Islamophobia has increased in the city, as it has done in other places in Spain and Europe following the Al-Qaeda ...