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Cases of discrimination in the media
45.
Narón.
The media.
Direct discrimination.
The local newspaper called El Diario de Ferrol ran a story about a
sexual assault against a young girl from Naron. The article published the initials and ages of the accused, explicitly
stated their place of residence and the fact that they were Roma
The details of the alleged perpetrators are not needed to gain an understanding of the news story and do harm
to the Roma community living in the settlement referred to in the article and to the rest of the Roma community
in the area.
46.
Madrid.
The media.
TV.
Direct discrimination. A young Roma woman fell victim to the social effects of the TV
programme called “Roma word of honour”. She reports that her classmates mock her by imitating the way of
speaking and using the terms of the “Gypsies” portrayed on that programme.
The FSG informed the young woman that we, together with other member organisations belonging of the State
Council of the Roma People, have complained about this programme to various public agencies but unfortuna-
tely without success since Roma families themselves consent to take part in the programme and are paid for
doing so.
47.
Madrid.
Internet.
Direct discrimination.
A van was announced for sale on a used car web page together with
the following comment:
“FORD - TRANSIT 25 20 CV
For sale: 2003 Ford transit, white, 2.5 tdci 120 horsepower, 190,000 km, a/a d/a c/c e/e, three seats,
inspection expired and the clutch slips, otherwise runs... Gypsies need not enquire.”
In this case it was impossible to contact the discriminator because this advert only had a reference number.
However, the Equality Department did send a letter of complaint to the supervisor and administrator of the
forum to avoid situations like this in the future.