The Commissioner for Administration and Protection of Human Rights, Maria Stylianou-Lottidi, in a statement on the 8th of April - International Roma Day, says that in Cyprus, the number of Roma (Gurbetties) is estimated at around 1250 people, of which 650-700 are estimated to reside in the areas under the control of the Republic.
The Commissioner adds that within the framework of its competences as National Human Rights Authority, in December 2020 she submitted a Position Paper on the living conditions of the Roma community in Cyprus, which recorded the actual daily life of the Roma community in Cyprus, the challenges they have to face, the obstacles they have to overcome and the needs they have to meet in order to approach an acceptable level of living conditions.
Our main finding was that the Cypriot Roma, although,
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