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HARD TIMES AND HARDENING ATTITUDES: THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND THE RISE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST ROMA

June 9, 2009 - 1539 Longworth House Office Building

Official Transcript:

Witnesses:

Name	Title	Affiliation
Hon. Alcee L. Hastings	Co-Chairman	Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Ms. Katalin Barsony	Film Maker and Project Manager	Budapest-based Roma NGO Romedia Foundation
Mr. Stanislav Daniel	Research Consultant	European Roma Rights Center
Ms. Isabela Mihalache	Senior Program Manager, Roma Initiatives	Open Society Institute (OSI)
Mr. Andrzej Mirga	Advisor on Romani Issues	OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
* Statements for the Record *