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Germany Faces Backlash for Axing Anti-Discrimination Role

6/1/2025

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Advocacy groups are outraged as the German government appears to have abolished the anti-discrimination commissioner for Sinti and Roma people. The Central Council voiced their dismay over the silence from Chancellor Friedrich Merz's administration. Current commissioner Mehmet Daimagüler condemned the move as a "slap in the face," emphasizing the escalating hostilities faced by these marginalized communities.

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Advocacy groups are outraged as the German government appears to have abolished the anti-discrimination commissioner for Sinti and Roma people. The Central Council voiced their dismay over the silence from Chancellor Friedrich Merz's administration. Current commissioner Mehmet Daimagüler condemned the move as a "slap in the face," emphasizing the escalating hostilities faced by these marginalized communities.