Tag #Gypsy Travellers

What specific actions and consequences resulted from the state-sanctioned assimilation policies targeting Scotland's Gypsy Traveller community?

A new report commissioned by the Scottish government claims that social experiments conducted on Scotland's Gypsy Travellers, including the forced removal of children, constitute cultural genocide. These schemes, spanning the last century, aimed to assimilate travellers into settled life, involving the forced separation of children from their families and communities. The report recommends an apology and potential compensation.