European Center for Antiziganism Research
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The European Centre for Antiziganism Research, or ECAR, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to combatting Antiziganism
, or prejudice against Romani people, also known as Gypsies.
ECAR gained headlines worldwide when it filed a complaint to German
prosecutors against the movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
for defamation and inciting violence against the Romani people.
Antiziganism
Antiziganism or Anti-Romanyism is hostility, prejudice or racism directed at the Romani people, also known as Gypsies.As an endogamous culture with a tendency to practise self-segregation, the Romanis have generally resisted assimilation with the indigenous communities of whichever countries they...
, or prejudice against Romani people, also known as Gypsies.
ECAR gained headlines worldwide when it filed a complaint to German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
prosecutors against the movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, often referred to simply as Borat, is a 2006 mockumentary comedy film directed by Larry Charles and distributed by 20th Century Fox...
for defamation and inciting violence against the Romani people.