The France 24 website reports today (August 27, 2010) that the United Nations racism and discrimination watchdog has criticized France's deportation of Roma migrants, and has urged the French government to integrate members of ethnic minorities rather than expel them.
In a report published today, the UN's Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) urged France to "avoid in particular the collective repatriation" and instead to "strive for lasting solutions."
Preliminary conclusions were made public August 12, when CERD highlighted a "resurgence" in racism and xenophobia -- that is, fear of foreigners -- in France.
Earlier this month, France closed illegal gypsy camps and deported hundreds of Roma to Romania in a crackdown against illegal immigration and crime.
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