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EU Blasts Italy Over Gypsy Fingerprinting

Posted Jul 10, 08 1:00 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Italy’s mandatory fingerprinting of its Gypsy minority is "an act of discrimination based on race and ethnic origin" and should be stopped, the European Parliament said in a resolution passed today. The assembly voted 336-220, with 77 abstentions, to condemn the practice—though the resolution is not binding, the AP notes. Italy continues to defend the program as a necessary measure to fight street crime.

Sources Associated Press, BBC

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